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type: "Bill"
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title: "MUSIC THERAPY ADVISORY BOARD"
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description: "Creates the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for licensure of music therapists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes the powers and duties of the Department, including prescribing rules defining what constitutes an appropriate curriculum for music therapy, reviewing the qualifications of applicants for licenses, investigating alleged violations of the Act, conducting hearings on disciplinary and other matters, and establishing a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Establishes qualifications for licensure as a music therapist. Provides that licenses issued under the Act shall be renewed biennially. Establishes the Music Therapy Advisory Committee. Establishes the powers and duties of the advisory committee, including advising the Department on all matters pertaining to licensure, education, and continuing education requirements for music therapists. Establishes grounds for discipline of a license. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act. Creates provisions concerning formal hearings, including transcripts of proceedings, appointment of hearing officers, subpoenas and depositions, and rehearings. Provides for judicial review of all final administrative decisions of the Department. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 1595"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1595 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2015-02-20"
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last_action: "2015-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ef70209-fcc2-4df9-bcd6-ff658b245bd0"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1595&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88303&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "0be4fb9415b4028bfbb22ead7ccf9c1711668b48865ead06632951b777252461"
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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 1595 (99th) — MUSIC THERAPY ADVISORY BOARD
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Creates the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for licensure of music therapists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes the powers and duties of the Department, including prescribing rules defining what constitutes an appropriate curriculum for music therapy, reviewing the qualifications of applicants for licenses, investigating alleged violations of the Act, conducting hearings on disciplinary and other matters, and establishing a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Establishes qualifications for licensure as a music therapist. Provides that licenses issued under the Act shall be renewed biennially. Establishes the Music Therapy Advisory Committee. Establishes the powers and duties of the advisory committee, including advising the Department on all matters pertaining to licensure, education, and continuing education requirements for music therapists. Establishes grounds for discipline of a license. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act. Creates provisions concerning formal hearings, including transcripts of proceedings, appointment of hearing officers, subpoenas and depositions, and rehearings. Provides for judicial review of all final administrative decisions of the Department. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1595&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88303&DocNum=1595&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1595eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88303&DocNum=1595&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1595enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88303&DocNum=1595&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **36–14** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
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- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
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- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
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- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-12** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2015-03-19** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2015-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
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- **2015-03-26** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-27** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
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- **2015-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-16** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2015
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- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
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- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 036-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
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- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
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- **2015-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
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- **2015-05-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
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- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
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- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
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- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0397 `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/9ef70209-fcc2-4df9-bcd6-ff658b245bd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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