---
type: "Bill"
title: "CLINIC SOCIAL WORK-NONRESIDENT"
description: "Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State for not more than 5 days in any one month or more than 15 days in any one calendar year, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State currently attending an university or college in the State, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4797"
citation: "Illinois HB 4797 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karina Villa", "Lindsey LaPointe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a31d691-c66a-4bb8-ad32-7316bb0ee169"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4797&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139253&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "63a92309cc3a30cfccf405b57606e8ed10bfdc14a892622e76587a11d2cb3763"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4797 (102nd) — CLINIC SOCIAL WORK-NONRESIDENT

Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State for not more than 5 days in any one month or more than 15 days in any one calendar year, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State currently attending an university or college in the State, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4797.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4797eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4797enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2022-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2022-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2022-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2022-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2022-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2022-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0785 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a31d691-c66a-4bb8-ad32-7316bb0ee169`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).