---
type: "Bill"
title: "CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2017. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2297"
citation: "Illinois SB 2297 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-12"
last_action: "2006-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dcc7c74-b520-4cdb-a8fd-4a3cd84b6b7f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2297&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=22933&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e8c9736dc9000af2e3f6d656bb689ca271a98a41058dbc0facb75f00843f2b44"
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 2297 (94th) — CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST-SUNSET

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2017. 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=09400SB2297&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22933&DocNum=2297&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2297eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22933&DocNum=2297&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2297enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22933&DocNum=2297&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ronen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2006-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-19** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-02-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2006-02-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2006-02-01** Held in Licensed Activities
- **2006-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2006-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
- **2006-02-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
- **2006-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2006-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-16** Effective Date June 16, 2006
- **2006-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0870 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dcc7c74-b520-4cdb-a8fd-4a3cd84b6b7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).