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type: "Bill"
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title: "MARRIAGE/FAMILY THERAPIST"
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description: "Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist, without the required examination, to an applicant who is currently registered, certified, or licensed to practice marriage and family therapy in another state, territory, or jurisdiction (rather than the requirements for licensure in another state or territory must be substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act or the person must have possessed individual qualifications at the time of applying for licensure that were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State), submits an application on a form that is approved by the Department, and pays the application fee set by the Department. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed at the independent level in another United States jurisdiction without discipline (rather than 5 years without discipline) is not required to submit proof of completion of the education, professional experience, and supervision otherwise required. Makes conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "SB 3211"
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citation: "Illinois SB 3211 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Javier L. Cervantes", "Lindsey LaPointe"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-02-06"
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last_action: "2024-08-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46738b66-6782-472e-8a04-7e064fcda59a"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3211&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152504&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "8d81099609cdf346b0bec64af58df5bd03fe6bbf27b047b6daa4be95a2fcff11"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 3211 (103rd) — MARRIAGE/FAMILY THERAPIST
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Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist, without the required examination, to an applicant who is currently registered, certified, or licensed to practice marriage and family therapy in another state, territory, or jurisdiction (rather than the requirements for licensure in another state or territory must be substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act or the person must have possessed individual qualifications at the time of applying for licensure that were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State), submits an application on a form that is approved by the Department, and pays the application fee set by the Department. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed at the independent level in another United States jurisdiction without discipline (rather than 5 years without discipline) is not required to submit proof of completion of the education, professional experience, and supervision otherwise required. Makes conforming changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3211.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3211eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3211sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3211enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Licensed Activities, Amendment 1 — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- Health Care Licenses — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
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- Licensed Activities — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Javier L. Cervantes — primary (person)
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- Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
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- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes `filing`
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- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-06** Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-02-14** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
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- **2024-02-21** Postponed - Licensed Activities
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- **2024-03-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
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- **2024-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2024 `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
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- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2024
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- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
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- **2024-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2024-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
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- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
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- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
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- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
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- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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- **2024-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2024-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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- **2024-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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- **2024-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
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- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0955 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46738b66-6782-472e-8a04-7e064fcda59a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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