SB 2846104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2846
DENTAL LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0637
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- Bob Morgan, Javier L. Cervantes
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Health Care Licenses, Senate Licensed Activities (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed110-0
yes (110) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
not voting (2) Olickal, Hirschauer
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Chung, Sharon, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Hauter, William E, DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jacobs, Paul, LaPointe, Lindsey, Moeller, Anna, Manley, Natalie A, Morgan, Bob, Moore, Kyle, Schmidt, Kevin, Ryan, Rick, Tipsword, Dennis
not voting (1) Mah, Theresa
March 26, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed48-0
yes (48) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Castro, Ventura, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Curran, Wilcox, Hunter, Harmon, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (11) Fine, Martwick, Halpin, Morrison, Peters, Villivalam, Holmes, Preston, DeWitte, Rezin, Johnson
February 25, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hastings, Michael E, Syverson, Dave, McClure, Steve, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (2) Belt, Christopher, Jones III, Emil
February 25, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hastings, Michael E, Syverson, Dave, McClure, Steve, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (2) Belt, Christopher, Jones III, Emil
Timeline 28
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0637 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 27, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026 |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| February 24, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.