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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.

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

Votes

  • Health Care Licenses — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Licensed Activities — 52 (pass) · upper
  • Licensed Activities, Amendment 1 — 70 (pass) · upper
  • Health Care Licenses, Amendment 1 — 85 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 3916 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 8528 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1150 (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).