HB 4762104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4762
REDUCING BARRIERS TO LICENSURE
Sent to Governor Last action July 10, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0558
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 15
- Prime sponsors
- Christopher Belt, Theresa Mah
- Cosponsors (13)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Camille Y. Lilly, Celina Villanueva, Cristina Castro, Emil Jones, III, Javier L. Cervantes, Kimberly A. Lightford, Lakesia Collins, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Mike Simmons, Napoleon Harris III, Sue Rezin
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 10, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Health Care Licenses, Senate Licensed Activities (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 8
May 27, 2026House of RepresentativesConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed74-35
yes (74) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Huynh, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (35) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (7) Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Evans, Ford, Wilhour
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed10-5
yes (10) Davis, Lisa, Chung, Sharon, DeLaRosa, Margaret A, LaPointe, Lindsey, Manley, Natalie A, Mah, Theresa, Morgan, Bob, Ryan, Rick, Ortíz, Aarón M, Williams, Jawaharial
no (5) Hauter, William E, Jacobs, Paul, Moore, Kyle, Tipsword, Dennis, Schmidt, Kevin
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed40-16
yes (40) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Balkema, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (16) Anderson, Syverson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
not voting (3) Arellano, L., Harris, N., Holmes
May 6, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed6-3
yes (6) Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Jones III, Emil, Hastings, Michael E, Villivalam, Ram
no (3) Harriss, Erica, Syverson, Dave, McClure, Steve
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed6-3
yes (6) Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Jones III, Emil, Hastings, Michael E, Villivalam, Ram
no (3) Harriss, Erica, Syverson, Dave, McClure, Steve
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed72-37
yes (72) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Walsh, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Mayfield, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (6) Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Stephens, Ford, Grant
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-5
yes (9) DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Chung, Sharon, LaPointe, Lindsey, Manley, Natalie A, Mah, Theresa, Moeller, Anna, Ortíz, Aarón M, Morgan, Bob, Ryan, Rick
no (5) Hauter, William E, Haas, Jackie, Jacobs, Paul, Moore, Kyle, Schmidt, Kevin
not voting (1) Williams, Jawaharial
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-5
yes (10) DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Chung, Sharon, Mah, Theresa, LaPointe, Lindsey, Moeller, Anna, Manley, Natalie A, Morgan, Bob, Ryan, Rick, Ortíz, Aarón M, Williams, Jawaharial
no (5) Jacobs, Paul, Hauter, William E, Moore, Kyle, Tipsword, Dennis, Schmidt, Kevin
Timeline 58
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0558 |
| July 10, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 10, 2026 |
| July 10, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 25, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Concurs |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-035-000 |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-005-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Theresa Mah |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-003-000 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 072-037-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Chair Rules Standard Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-005-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-005-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 2, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.