IL HB 5435

enacted

SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE REQS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 5435 pass?

Yes. IL HB 5435 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-31): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0702

What is IL HB 5435 about?

IL HB 5435 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE REQS”.

Who sponsors IL HB 5435?

Theresa Mah, Karina Villa are the primary sponsors of IL HB 5435, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-03-13
Latest action: 2026-07-31 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0702
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0702
became-law
2026-07-31
Effective Date January 1, 2027
2026-07-31
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2026-06-18
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2026-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2026-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2026-05-21
Passed Both Houses
2026-05-21
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-05-19
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2026-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
2026-05-14
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-05-06
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
reading-2
2026-05-06
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
2026-04-28
Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-21
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-21
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2026-04-15
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2026
reading-1
2026-04-15
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-14
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-10
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-19
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-19
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000
2026-03-19
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-03-18
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2026-03-13
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-13
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
amendment-introduction
2026-03-04
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-13
First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-06
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
filing

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Votes

Health Care Licenses
2026-03-19 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- DeLaRosa, Margaret A: yes
- Chung, Sharon: yes
- Jacobs, Paul: yes
- Hauter, William E: yes
- Mah, Theresa: yes
- LaPointe, Lindsey: yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- Manley, Natalie A: yes
- Morgan, Bob: yes
- Moore, Kyle: yes
- Ryan, Rick: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Tipsword, Dennis: yes
- Schmidt, Kevin: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
Third Reading
2026-04-14 · pass · 110-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Haas: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Severin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Jones: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Swanson: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Syed: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weber: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Ford: yes
- West: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Ammons: excused
- Andrade: excused
- Rosenthal: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Tarver: excused
- Grant: excused
- Slaughter: not voting
Licensed Activities
2026-05-06 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Cervantes, Javier L: yes
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Harriss, Erica: yes
- Glowiak Hilton, Suzy: yes
- Jones III, Emil: yes
- Hastings, Michael E: yes
- Syverson, Dave: yes
- McClure, Steve: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 59-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Chesney: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5435&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=167284&SessionID=114

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