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Bill	REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS	Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Provides that all applicants and registrants under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record. Provides that nothing in the Act shall authorize registered interior designers to advertise services that they are prohibited to perform, including architecture or engineering services. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals; board recommendations; investigations and notice of hearings; restoration of registrations; the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; confidentiality of information; and the General Professions Dedicated Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Registered Interior Designers Act to January 1, 2032. Effective January 1, 2022, except provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act take effect immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 1738	Illinois HB 1738 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Lawrence Walsh, Jr. Michael E. Hastings	6	62	4	2021-02-11	2021-06-25	openstates	ocd-bill/694eee8a-08bb-476e-b0d0-84009461bfd4	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1738&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130420&SessionID=110&GA=102	14ce01452e8443a7702cd164f03572a35a136c82a5522c41f7c5b2bdc9a17109	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1738 (102nd) — REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS

Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Provides that all applicants and registrants under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record. Provides that nothing in the Act shall authorize registered interior designers to advertise services that they are prohibited to perform, including architecture or engineering services. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals; board recommendations; investigations and notice of hearings; restoration of registrations; the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; confidentiality of information; and the General Professions Dedicated Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Registered Interior Designers Act to January 1, 2032. Effective January 1, 2022, except provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act take effect immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 110–5 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 95–15 (fail) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–3 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 95–15 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
• Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith filing
• 2021-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2021-02-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-09 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-17 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-14 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-14 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
• 2021-04-16 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-21 Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
• 2021-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-18 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2021-05-21 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
• 2021-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2021-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-27 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-005-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
• 2021-05-27 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-31 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 15, 2021 reading-3
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings amendment-introduction
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-06-15 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2021-06-15 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hastings amendment-passage
• 2021-06-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2021-06-15 3/5 Vote Required
• 2021-06-15 Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-06-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-06-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
• 2021-06-15 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2021-06-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2021-06-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-06-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
• 2021-06-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
• 2021-06-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 095-015-002
• 2021-06-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 095-015-002
• 2021-06-16 House Concurs
• 2021-06-16 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-06-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-06-25 Effective Date June 25, 2021
• 2021-06-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0021 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/694eee8a-08bb-476e-b0d0-84009461bfd4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).