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HB4826 - 104th General Assembly
IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
House Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Removes provisions limiting the determination of whether continuing education credit is permitted to the course of a continuing education audit or license renewal audit conducted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Effective January 1, 2027.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/03/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/06/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2/19/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/19/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 2/25/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/12/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/12/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/18/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/25/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-005-000 |
| 4/07/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/07/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000 |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |