Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 5270 — OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COMPACT

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupational Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Occupational Therapy services, and states that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. The Compact contains provisions concerning definitions; state participation in the Compact; Compact privilege; obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privileges; active duty military personnel and their spouses; adverse actions; establishment of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; a data system; rulemaking; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Occupational Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment; construction and severability; and the binding effect of the Compact and other laws.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  21. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  22. Assigned to Executive Committee

  23. Referred to Rules Committee

  24. First Reading

  25. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5270 do?
Creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupational Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Occupational Therapy services, and states that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. The Compact contains provisions concerning definitions; state participation in the Compact; Compact privilege; obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privileges; active duty military personnel and their spouses; adverse actions; establishment of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; a data system; rulemaking; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Occupational Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment; construction and severability; and the binding effect of the Compact and other laws.
Who sponsors HB 5270?
HB 5270 is sponsored by Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Travis Weaver (Republican), Daniel Didech (Democrat), Anna Moeller (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Gregg Johnson (Democrat), Sue Scherer (Democrat), Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democrat), Nicholas K. Smith (Democrat), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), Mary Gill (Democrat), Harry Benton (Democrat), Michael J. Kelly (Democrat), Chris Miller (Republican), Brandun Schweizer (Republican), Dennis Tipsword (Republican), Lance Yednock, Sharon Chung (Democrat), Terra Costa Howard (Democrat), and Ladisch Douglass.
What is the current status of HB 5270?
This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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