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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-LICENSE-FAMILY THERAPST"
description: "Amends the School Code. In the Teacher Certification Article, provides that a person who holds an active license issued by the State as a marriage and family therapist shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional development requirements to renew a school service personnel certificate. In the Educator Licensure Article, includes marriage and family therapist as a school support personnel endorsement area that may be affixed to a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2420"
citation: "Illinois HB 2420 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0442c36-b870-4200-b82c-7820dd9dc862"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2420&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74206&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0d463417678d45b0a8edd501f080b1790f0392de26263a95f1513b0741a38418"
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 HB 2420 (98th) — SCH CD-LICENSE-FAMILY THERAPST
Amends the School Code. In the Teacher Certification Article, provides that a person who holds an active license issued by the State as a marriage and family therapist shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional development requirements to renew a school service personnel certificate. In the Educator Licensure Article, includes marriage and family therapist as a school support personnel endorsement area that may be affixed to a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2420&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74206&DocNum=2420&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2420eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74206&DocNum=2420&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2420enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74206&DocNum=2420&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7638** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-03-08** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-03-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2013-03-22** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-10** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-038-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Education
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2013-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2013-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2013-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0413 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0442c36-b870-4200-b82c-7820dd9dc862`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).