# Illinois SB2496: PHYSICAL THERAPY ACT-SUNSET Illinois SB2496, PHYSICAL THERAPY ACT-SUNSET, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0154); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2496-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2496 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PHYSICAL THERAPY ACT-SUNSET - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0154 - Sponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: assignments, licensed activities, health care licenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (186 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the repeal date of the Illinois Physical Therapy Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031. Amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Changes references from "Director" to "Secretary". Makes changes in provisions concerning legislative intent; definitions; physical therapy services; dry needling; licensure requirements; powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; duties and functions of the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Physical Therapy Licensing and Disciplinary Board; qualifications for licensure; license applications; examinations; restoration of expired licenses; inactive licenses; fees and returned checks; disciplinary actions; violations; investigations and hearings; confidentiality; and temporary suspension of a license. Adds provisions concerning the applicant's or licensee's address of record and email address of record. Makes other changes. Provides that the provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Monthly care updates for chronic patients: benefit, low. Physical therapists treating patients diagnosed with chronic disease must communicate with a health care professional at least monthly. Without a referral, they contact the patient's treating professional. With a referral, they contact the referring professional, consistent with the established car… - Agencies cannot reshare therapy licensing records: benefit, low. Law enforcement and regulatory agencies receiving information or documents from Illinois' licensing department cannot pass them to another agency or person. This limits further sharing of records disclosed under the physical therapy law. - Physical therapy licensing lasts through 2030: benefit, low. The law moves the Illinois Physical Therapy Act's scheduled repeal from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2031. This extends the state's licensing and practice framework for physical therapists and assistants. Some individual provisions still have separate January 1, 2026, repeal dates. - Licensing court challenges require record payments: cost, low. People seeking court review must pay the department's costs for providing and certifying the case record. The department sets the amount. Until payment, it need not send the record, answer the case, or otherwise appear. Failing to file the payment receipt in court is grounds for dismissal. - Returned licensing payments bring $50 fines: cost, low. A returned licensing payment adds a $50 fine to the amount owed. After notice, the person has 30 calendar days to pay by certified check or money order. Otherwise, the department automatically terminates the license or certificate, or denies the application, without a hearing. Restoration or issuan… - Therapy work requires an active license: cost, low. People with inactive Illinois therapist or assistant licenses cannot practice or present themselves as physical therapists or assistants. A person or company cannot claim to be a physical therapist or advertise physical therapy without a current license. A first offense is a Class A misdemeanor. A… - Therapist ID options and contact rules: mixed, low. Original license applicants can provide an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number instead of a Social Security number. The licensing department keeps that number in its records. Physical therapy applicants and license holders must also provide a physical address and email address when applying o… - Therapy methods clarified; dry needling restricted: mixed, low. The law expressly includes therapeutic exercise, joint movement, dry needling, and rehabilitation with or without assistive equipment in physical therapy. Only licensed physical therapists and assistants who meet added training requirements can perform dry needling. They need at least 50 instructio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0154 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026; Some Provisions (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date August 1, 2025; Some Provisions (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-07: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496sam001.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/SB/PDF/10400SB2496eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2496sam001.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-SB2496-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).