---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTROLOGIST ACT-LICENSE REQ"
description: "Amends the Electrologist Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a license to an individual who failed to apply for licensure on or before February 22, 2006, but who otherwise meets the qualifications, provided that the individual submits a completed application for licensure as required within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3881"
citation: "Illinois HB 3881 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-11-09"
last_action: "2012-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87e0b430-50b6-4304-9fef-24ed1f0cf6f6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3881&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62560&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9b969befbaab066717d49b74c74fbd547b9a9da88904cdc8469ecc1d32b97e71"
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 3881 (97th) — ELECTROLOGIST ACT-LICENSE REQ

Amends the Electrologist Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a license to an individual who failed to apply for licensure on or before February 22, 2006, but who otherwise meets the qualifications, provided that the individual submits a completed application for licensure as required within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. 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=09700HB3881&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62560&DocNum=3881&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3881eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62560&DocNum=3881&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3881enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62560&DocNum=3881&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **63–49** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annazette R. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-11-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2011-11-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-11-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-11-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2011-11-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-09** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-11-09** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-02-06** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2012-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2012-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-09** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
- **2012-05-10** Sponsor Removed Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2012-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2012-05-16** Sponsor Removed Sen. Michael Noland
- **2012-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 23, 2012
- **2012-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 036-017-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2012-05-24** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Environmental Health Committee; 011-007-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 063-049-006
- **2012-05-30** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-31** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2012
- **2012-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0843 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87e0b430-50b6-4304-9fef-24ed1f0cf6f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).