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Bill	MENTAL HEALTH-VARIOUS	Creates the Ensuring a More Qualified, Competent, and Diverse Community Behavioral Health Workforce Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, to award grants or contracts to licensed community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics to establish or enhance training and supervision of interns and behavioral health providers-in-training pursuing licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Creates the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act. Requires the Department to establish and administer a recovery tax credit program to provide tax incentives to qualified employers who employ eligible individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness in part-time and full-time positions. Creates an Advisory Council to advise the Department regarding employment of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in minority communities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible and subject to federal law. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a clinical social worker who has been licensed at the independent level in another jurisdiction for 5 (rather than 10) consecutive years without discipline is not required to submit proof of completion of education and supervised clinical professional experience. Makes similar changes to the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act and to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 3617	Illinois SB 3617 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Deb Conroy Laura Fine	11	111	3	2022-01-19	2022-07-19	openstates	ocd-bill/2b2a4637-7153-425d-a707-2d5aa369c6e0	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3617&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138587&SessionID=110&GA=102	5b2c1746f1490173b58edaf84572ed358dd7e98635f4fc2e98cd98e326de0437	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3617 (102nd) — MENTAL HEALTH-VARIOUS

Creates the Ensuring a More Qualified, Competent, and Diverse Community Behavioral Health Workforce Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, to award grants or contracts to licensed community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics to establish or enhance training and supervision of interns and behavioral health providers-in-training pursuing licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Creates the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act. Requires the Department to establish and administer a recovery tax credit program to provide tax incentives to qualified employers who employ eligible individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness in part-time and full-time positions. Creates an Advisory Council to advise the Department regarding employment of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in minority communities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible and subject to federal law. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a clinical social worker who has been licensed at the independent level in another jurisdiction for 5 (rather than 10) consecutive years without discipline is not required to submit proof of completion of education and supervised clinical professional experience. Makes similar changes to the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act and to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Effective 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. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. House Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
8. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
9. Senate Amendment 004 (committee substitute) — source
10. Senate Amendment 005 (committee substitute) — source
11. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Deb Conroy — primary (person)
• Laura Fine — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
• Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
• Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
• Eric Mattson — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine filing
• 2022-01-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-01 Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health referral-committee
• 2022-02-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2022-02-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2022-02-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
• 2022-02-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
• 2022-02-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2022-02-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-02-09 Do Pass as Amended Behavioral and Mental Health; 009-001-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
• 2022-02-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2022-02-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022
• 2022-02-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2022-02-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Behavioral and Mental Health; 010-000-000
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Behavioral and Mental Health; 010-000-000
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2022-02-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
• 2022-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2022-02-23 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-02-24 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2022-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-07 Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2022-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2022-03-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2022-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2022-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2022-03-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2022-03-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2022-03-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2022-03-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2022-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2022-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
• 2022-03-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2022-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 022-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2022-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2022-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
• 2022-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-03-31 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2022-03-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Kelly
• 2022-03-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2022-03-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
• 2022-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
• 2022-04-01 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3
• 2022-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - April 4, 2022
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Fine filing
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Fine filing
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Behavioral and Mental Health referral-committee
• 2022-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Behavioral and Mental Health referral-committee
• 2022-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Behavioral and Mental Health; 006-000-000
• 2022-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Behavioral and Mental Health; 006-000-000
• 2022-04-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
• 2022-04-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2022-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
• 2022-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
• 2022-04-08 Senate Concurs
• 2022-04-08 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-04-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2022-04-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Eric Mattson
• 2022-06-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-06-10 Effective Date June 10, 2022
• 2022-06-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1053 became-law
• 2022-07-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b2a4637-7153-425d-a707-2d5aa369c6e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).