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HB4826 • 2026
IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
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IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
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Sent to the Governor
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-036-000
House Concurs
Passed Both Houses
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee ; 010-005-000
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Arrived in House
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Do Pass Licensed Activities ; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026
Assigned to Licensed Activities
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee ; 009-005-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee ; 008-005-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
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Full Text of HB4826 Home Legislation Full Text HB4826 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF HB4826 Enrolled LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 6 adding Section 2105-379 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new) 8 Sec. 2105-379. Continuing education; prohibited services. 9 (a) As used in this Section, "prohibited services, 10 treatments, practices, or procedures" means the services, 11 treatments, practices, or procedures that are expressly 12 prohibited by law or by rule in this State at the time a 13 continuing education activity is completed. 14 (b) A licensee shall not receive continuing education 15 credit toward the renewal of a professional license for any 16 continuing education course, program, seminar, instruction, 17 webinar, or other educational activity that promotes, 18 instructs, or provides guidance on the performance of 19 prohibited services, treatments, practices, or procedures. 20 (c) Approval by the Department of a continuing education 21 provider or continuing education course does not supersede the 22 provisions of this Section. 23 (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require HB4826 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b 1 the Department to proactively review, pre-approve, evaluate, 2 monitor, or otherwise assess continuing education content 3 restrictions under this Section. 4 (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit 5 a licensee from receiving continuing education credit toward 6 renewal of a professional license for any continuing education 7 course, program, seminar, instruction, webinar, or other 8 educational activity that instructs or provides guidance on 9 recognizing, identifying, reporting, or responding to criminal 10 conduct or victimization as it affects clients or third 11 parties, provided that such educational activity does not 12 itself promote, instruct, or provide guidance on the 13 performance of prohibited services, treatments, practices, or 14 procedures. 15 Section 99. 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