republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-3395.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHYSICAL THERAPY-ENDORSEMENT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant license to an applicant who is licensed under another jurisdiction upon filing an application, paying the required fee, and meeting requirements established by rule (rather than if the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction were, at the date of licensure, substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this State on that date or equivalent to the requirements of this Act). Provides that an applicant for endorsement shall meet the requirements for endorsement upon filing the application, paying the required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without discipline by certified verification of licensure by the jurisdiction. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3395"
citation: "Illinois SB 3395 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8336882c-264d-4bb0-83b9-39cae07804e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3395&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=111339&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0e43e5fcb4cfde6ce2f04da3f149730ea76f268b13634f85703e6264b0f0b234"
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 3395 (100th) — PHYSICAL THERAPY-ENDORSEMENT

Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant license to an applicant who is licensed under another jurisdiction upon filing an application, paying the required fee, and meeting requirements established by rule (rather than if the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction were, at the date of licensure, substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this State on that date or equivalent to the requirements of this Act). Provides that an applicant for endorsement shall meet the requirements for endorsement upon filing the application, paying the required fee, and showing proof of licensure in another jurisdiction for at least 10 consecutive years without discipline by certified verification of licensure by the jurisdiction. 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=10000SB3395&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111339&DocNum=3395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3395eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111339&DocNum=3395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3395enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111339&DocNum=3395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2018
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2018
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0893 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8336882c-264d-4bb0-83b9-39cae07804e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).