republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-2433.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2027. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Requires applicants or licensees to inform the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of any change of address within 14 days after the change. Authorizes the Department to prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and enforcement of the Act and to conduct investigations related to possible violations of the Act. Removes language requiring that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation issue a report to the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board if he or she takes action contrary to the recommendation of the Board. Provides that a person licensed in another state or jurisdiction of the United States or Canada, holds a doctoral degree in clinical, school, or counseling psychology, and has no disciplinary action taken against his or her license in any jurisdiction may be licensed at the Department's discretion. Provides that a person licensed in any foreign country or province whose standards were substantially equivalent on the date of his or her licensure in the other jurisdiction may be licensed at the recommendation of the Board. Includes the Department in certain disciplinary proceedings. Makes changes to provisions concerning investigations and hearings. Removes the requirement that the Board review reports from a hearing officer within 60 days. Makes changes to provisions concerning rehearings and final orders. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2433"
citation: "Illinois SB 2433 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdf94b67-4b2c-4629-a356-bcb724b5e3fe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2433&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93993&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "bb8e36b6aab64cb3537d8ec9fc025a20069ec7615cf72b62d04d0b0be82e74c4"
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 2433 (99th) — CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS-SUNSET

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2027. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Requires applicants or licensees to inform the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of any change of address within 14 days after the change. Authorizes the Department to prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and enforcement of the Act and to conduct investigations related to possible violations of the Act. Removes language requiring that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation issue a report to the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board if he or she takes action contrary to the recommendation of the Board. Provides that a person licensed in another state or jurisdiction of the United States or Canada, holds a doctoral degree in clinical, school, or counseling psychology, and has no disciplinary action taken against his or her license in any jurisdiction may be licensed at the Department's discretion. Provides that a person licensed in any foreign country or province whose standards were substantially equivalent on the date of his or her licensure in the other jurisdiction may be licensed at the recommendation of the Board. Includes the Department in certain disciplinary proceedings. Makes changes to provisions concerning investigations and hearings. Removes the requirement that the Board review reports from a hearing officer within 60 days. Makes changes to provisions concerning rehearings and final orders. Makes other changes. 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=09900SB2433&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93993&DocNum=2433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2433eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93993&DocNum=2433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2433enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93993&DocNum=2433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2016-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-17** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-03-02** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-03-17** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- **2016-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-09** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2016
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0572 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdf94b67-4b2c-4629-a356-bcb724b5e3fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).