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type: "Bill"
title: "SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATH ASSISTANT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. In provisions concerning the educational requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant, requires, in addition to being of good moral character, that one of the required options is a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from a regionally or nationally accredited institution approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must meet specified requirements with evidence of completion of at least 100 hours of documented field work supervised by a nationally certified and licensed (rather than by a licensed) speech-language pathologist that is comparable to field work completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in this State. Provides that, in again to the bachelor's degree requirements, the person must complete requirements for national certification as a speech-language pathology assistant. Effective January 1, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3467"
citation: "Illinois SB 3467 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin John Olickal", "Ram Villivalam"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b65f10d3-b125-4650-b348-ab1f939c74da"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3467&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=153132&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "750ba72212bb23e3c58e67a8af01c41c816fb9e583b20f318649cdfb525a2c28"
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 SB 3467 (103rd) — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATH ASSISTANT
Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. In provisions concerning the educational requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant, requires, in addition to being of good moral character, that one of the required options is a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from a regionally or nationally accredited institution approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must meet specified requirements with evidence of completion of at least 100 hours of documented field work supervised by a nationally certified and licensed (rather than by a licensed) speech-language pathologist that is comparable to field work completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in this State. Provides that, in again to the bachelor's degree requirements, the person must complete requirements for national certification as a speech-language pathology assistant. Effective January 1, 2025.
## 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/SB/PDF/10300SB3467.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3467eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3467ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3467sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3467enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Licensed Activities, Amendment 1 — **60** (pass) · lower
- Health Care Licenses, Amendment 1 — **90** (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities — **70** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Health Care Licenses — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **590** (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities, Amendment 1 — **50** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin John Olickal — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `filing`
- **2024-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-20** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2024-03-14** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2024
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2024-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2024-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 21, 2024
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ram Villivalam `filing`
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
- **2024-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2024-05-24** Senate Concurs
- **2024-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1004 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b65f10d3-b125-4650-b348-ab1f939c74da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).