republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-2408.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROFESSION REGULATION-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines \"applicant\", \"email address of record\", \"license\", and \"licensee\". Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require all applicants and licensees to provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and to inform the Department of any change of address or email address through specified means. Provides that the Department shall provide notice of a suspension to the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to the licensee's email address of record (rather than mailing a copy of the order by certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address as registered with the Department). Changes references of \"registrant\" to \"licensee or applicant\" and references of \"certificate\" to \"license\" throughout the Law. Provides that if a licensed health care worker has been convicted of a criminal battery against any patient in the course of patient care or treatment or is required to register as a sex offender and the health care worker has had his or her license revoked for a forcible felony conviction, the health care worker may not petition the Department to restore his or her license. Provides that an applicant or licensee may request to the Department that his or her permanent denial or revocation be classified as confidential. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2408"
citation: "Illinois HB 2408 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/011bc298-eef0-4925-bfab-1439fb2687e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2408&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103099&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "ddf3da9f9cc08048e86477144f01e6de5679b261af7bce19683963e16fb4d955"
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 2408 (100th) — PROFESSION REGULATION-VARIOUS

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "applicant", "email address of record", "license", and "licensee". Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require all applicants and licensees to provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and to inform the Department of any change of address or email address through specified means. Provides that the Department shall provide notice of a suspension to the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to the licensee's email address of record (rather than mailing a copy of the order by certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address as registered with the Department). Changes references of "registrant" to "licensee or applicant" and references of "certificate" to "license" throughout the Law. Provides that if a licensed health care worker has been convicted of a criminal battery against any patient in the course of patient care or treatment or is required to register as a sex offender and the health care worker has had his or her license revoked for a forcible felony conviction, the health care worker may not petition the Department to restore his or her license. Provides that an applicant or licensee may request to the Department that his or her permanent denial or revocation be classified as confidential. Makes other changes. 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=10000HB2408&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103099&DocNum=2408&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2408eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103099&DocNum=2408&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2408enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103099&DocNum=2408&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C.D. Davidsmeyer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer `filing`
- **2017-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2017-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0262 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/011bc298-eef0-4925-bfab-1439fb2687e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).