# Illinois HB1365: THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE Illinois HB1365, THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0178); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1365-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1365 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0178 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: health care licenses, assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (271 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## 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 overview: provisions PRIA read - License applicants can start supervised practice: benefit, medium. Illinois applicants can practice under supervision while awaiting licenses in clinical psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, music therapy, occupational therapy, and professional or clinical professional counseling. Applicants must allow the Department to share their application sta… - Social workers and music therapists lose character-test: benefit, medium. Illinois removes the good-moral-character test for social work and professional music therapist license applicants. Instead, applicants must not have engaged in conduct that is grounds for discipline under their licensing law. Music therapist applicants must be at least 18 and hold a music therapy… - Psychology and social work exams improve access: benefit, low. Illinois requires language accommodations for clinical psychology and social work licensing exams when an applicant's primary language is not English. This requirement applies when no exam is available in that language. Exams must also meet federal disability rules for communication, access, and re… - Inactive counselors and social workers skip fees: mixed, low. Illinois social workers and professional counselors can choose inactive status in writing on Department forms and stop paying renewal fees. They cannot practice while their licenses are inactive or lapsed; doing so is grounds for discipline. Restoring an inactive license requires written notice and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 85 | 28 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 8 | 5 | | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 39 | 16 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 115 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0178 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-30: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-30: House Concurs (House) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-028-000 (House) - 2025-05-30: Chair Rules placed on Standard debate. (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-005-000 (House) - 2025-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2025-05-21: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-002-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2025-03-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-02-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-14: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1365sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1365-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).