HB 1365 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

3816
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2025
D Democratic39
37 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 16 Nay 2
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
7
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-028-000
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-005-000
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bob Morgan
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
upper
May 2, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-002-000
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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