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| Bill | THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE | Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Allows an applicant for licensure under those Acts to temporarily practice under supervision while the applicant's application for licensure is pending under specified circumstances. Removes good moral character standards as qualification requirements for the licensing of social workers and music therapists. Creates procedures for placing a license on inactive status for social workers and professional counselors. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must allow reasonable exam accommodations for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical psychologists whose primary language is not English if a test in the therapist's or psychologist's primary language is not available. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | HB 1365 | Illinois HB 1365 (104th) |
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Illinois HB 1365 (104th) — THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Allows an applicant for licensure under those Acts to temporarily practice under supervision while the applicant's application for licensure is pending under specified circumstances. Removes good moral character standards as qualification requirements for the licensing of social workers and music therapists. Creates procedures for placing a license on inactive status for social workers and professional counselors. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must allow reasonable exam accommodations for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical psychologists whose primary language is not English if a test in the therapist's or psychologist's primary language is not available.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Health Care Licenses — 12–0 (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities — 5–2 (pass) · upper
- Licensed Activities, Amendment 1 — 7–0 (pass) · upper
- Health Care Licenses, Amendment 1 — 8–5 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 39–16 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 85–28 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bob Morgan — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
filing - 2025-01-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-01-28 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-02-11 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2025-02-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000
- 2025-02-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-02-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- 2025-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- 2025-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- 2025-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2025-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-04-23 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2025-05-01 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-002-000
- 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2025-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- 2025-05-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison
amendment-passage - 2025-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
- 2025-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2025-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2025-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bob Morgan
- 2025-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
- 2025-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-005-000
- 2025-05-30 Chair Rules placed on Standard debate.
- 2025-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-028-000
- 2025-05-30 House Concurs
- 2025-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0178
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c2d4495-634a-4451-81c9-cdc148aaec26. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).