IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
Summary
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a licensee shall not receive continuing education credit toward the renewal of a professional license for any continuing education course, program, seminar, instruction, webinar, or other educational activity that promotes, instructs, or provides guidance on the performance of prohibited services, treatments, practices, or procedures. Provides that a determination of whether continuing education credit is permitted under the amendatory Act shall occur only in the course of a continuing education audit or license renewal audit conducted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that approval by the Department of a continuing education provider or continuing education course does not supersede the provisions of the amendatory Act. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to require the Department to proactively review, pre-approve, evaluate, monitor, or otherwise assess continuing education content restrictions under the amendatory Act outside of an audit process. Effective January 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2026
Signed Aug 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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2 edits
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Aug 7, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized for signing (Enrolled) after minor formatting adjustments. The most significant substantive addition is a new clause allowing licensees to earn continuing education credit for courses that teach them how to recognize, identify, report, or respond to criminal conduct or victimization affecting clients, provided these courses do not promote prohibited services.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include specific educational activities related to criminal conduct and victimization as eligible for continuing education credit.
ELIGIBILITY
Licensees can now receive continuing education credit for courses that instruct on recognizing, identifying, reporting, or responding to criminal conduct or victimization affecting clients or third parties, as long as the course does not promote prohibited services.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes were made to page headers and line spacing throughout the document.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 20, 2026
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
10
Aug 7, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-036-000
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-005-000
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam
upper
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 14, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-005-000
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-005-000
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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