---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOCIAL WORKER-EXAMINATION"
description: "Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Removes a provision requiring a person to pass an examination as authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to be qualified to be licensed as a licensed social worker. Makes corresponding changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1632"
citation: "Illinois SB 1632 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karina Villa", "Lindsey LaPointe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f6e7ee-d46d-4028-8ddf-ba8f81414de4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1632&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134265&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "efb93c0f4ea8f2626178a38597b2252a1bcae4df242ed85d2fde49f0ab898257"
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 SB 1632 (102nd) — SOCIAL WORKER-EXAMINATION

Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Removes a provision requiring a person to pass an examination as authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to be qualified to be licensed as a licensed social worker. Makes corresponding changes.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB1632.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1632eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1632enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-03-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-03-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021
- **2021-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0326 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f6e7ee-d46d-4028-8ddf-ba8f81414de4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).