---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPEECH-LANG PATH-SCH SERVICE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language pathologist endorsement shall be issued to a speech-language pathologist who meets specified criteria. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that a person who has made application to the Department for a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology may practice without a license pending disposition of the license application by the Department if specified criteria are met. Provides that a person who undertakes supervised professional experience as a speech-language pathologist must obtain a temporary license from the Department. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2864"
citation: "Illinois HB 2864 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbaf76d5-3be9-4608-9e3e-a5e984c74bd7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2864&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5414&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "216c88cc7ba74edf4fa2cf03540cb04fc774bf0f211a01d5e542215dc4ddd046"
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 2864 (93rd) — SPEECH-LANG PATH-SCH SERVICE

Amends the School Code. Provides that a School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language pathologist endorsement shall be issued to a speech-language pathologist who meets specified criteria. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that a person who has made application to the Department for a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology may practice without a license pending disposition of the license application by the Department if specified criteria are met. Provides that a person who undertakes supervised professional experience as a speech-language pathologist must obtain a temporary license from the Department. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2864&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5414&DocNum=2864&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2864eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5414&DocNum=2864&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2864enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5414&DocNum=2864&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crotty `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 2
- **2003-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano; Motion #1
- **2003-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano; Motion #1
- **2003-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-002
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 114-000-002
- **2003-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-08** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0112 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbaf76d5-3be9-4608-9e3e-a5e984c74bd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).