---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPEECH/LANG ASSIST-FIELD WORK"
description: "Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue a waiver of the 100-hour supervised field work requirement for a licensed speech-language pathology assistant who completed a program of study that includes general education and the specific knowledge and skills for a speech-language pathology assistant in a state in which the 100-hour requirement is not required if, in the opinion of the Department, the person has completed comparable work in the field equal to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in the State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2274"
citation: "Illinois HB 2274 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Travis Weaver", "Win Stoller"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66cd59cd-16d6-44b7-b200-b9a1c34d21f1"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2274&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147030&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "aa91cf91a43adedfc87c88fa6b6bfcfafeba13d82205372d9fb998c2950948a3"
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 2274 (103rd) — SPEECH/LANG ASSIST-FIELD WORK

Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue a waiver of the 100-hour supervised field work requirement for a licensed speech-language pathology assistant who completed a program of study that includes general education and the specific knowledge and skills for a speech-language pathology assistant in a state in which the 100-hour requirement is not required if, in the opinion of the Department, the person has completed comparable work in the field equal to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in the State.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2274.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2274eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2274ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2274ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2274enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Licensed Activities — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Health Care Licenses, Amendment 2 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Health Care Licenses — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Travis Weaver — primary (person)
- Win Stoller — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Tipsword, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver `filing`
- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
- **2023-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0302 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66cd59cd-16d6-44b7-b200-b9a1c34d21f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).