Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: Enacted 27 D cosponsors

SB 2123 — COUNSELING COMPACT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0467

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor JB Pritzker (Democratic) on August 04, 2023.

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  • 36 sponsors

    2 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Passed 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Counseling Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois enters into the Counseling Compact. Specifies that the Compact's purpose is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services. Sets out provisions concerning the privilege to practice, obtaining a new home state license, active duty military personnel, telehealth, adverse actions, Counseling Compact Commission, data systems, rulemaking, oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. Contains other provisions concerning the Commission, the Compact, and the procedures governing participating in and construction of the Compact. Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Requires the Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board to submit a report to the General Assembly with recommendations of any statutory changes and budgetary changes needed to comply with the requirements of the Counseling Compact. Requires the Board and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to modify, if needed, Board and Department rules to comply with the requirements of the Counseling Compact. Provides that the changes to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act are effective immediately.

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What changed in the latest version

3973 added · 1070 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 2123 removes the sections related to the Counseling Compact, which aimed to improve access to professional counseling services across state lines while maintaining state regulatory authority. Instead, it amends the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act to require clearer explanations and arguments for and against constitutional amendments that are submitted to voters. This change is significant because it aims to provide voters with more comprehensive information, helping them make informed decisions on important amendments to the constitution.

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SB2123 Engrossed LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b AN ACT concerning government.
SB2123 Enrolled LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b AN ACT concerning government.
Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Counseling Compact Act.
Counseling Compact.
The Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
The State of Illinois enters into the Counseling Compact in substantially the following form with all other states joining the Compact:
(5 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch.
SECTION 1:
1, par.
PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Licensed Professional Counselors with the goal of improving public access to Professional Counseling services.
103) Sec.
The practice of Professional Counseling occurs in the State where the client is located at the time of the counseling services.
The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of States to protect public health and safety through the current system of State licensure.
This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:
A.
Increase public access to Professional Counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other Member State licenses;
SB2123 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b B.
Enhance the States' ability to protect the public's health and safety;
C.
Encourage the cooperation of Member States in regulating multistate practice for Licensed Professional Counselors;
D.
Support spouses of relocating Active Duty Military personnel;
E.
Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information among Member States;
F.
Allow for the use of Telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to Professional Counseling services;
G.
Support the uniformity of Professional Counseling licensure requirements throughout the States to promote public safety and public health benefits;
H.
Invest all Member States with the authority to hold a Licensed Professional Counselor accountable for meeting all State practice laws in the State in which the client is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of Member State licenses;
I.
Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple States;
and J.
Provide opportunities for interstate practice by Licensed Professional Counselors who meet uniform licensure requirements.
SB2123 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions apply:
A.
"Active Duty Military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
Chapters 1209 and 1211.
B.
"Adverse Action" means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a State's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a Licensed Professional Counselor, including actions against an individual's license or Privilege to Practice such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, limitation on the licensee's practice, or any other Encumbrance on licensure affecting a Licensed Professional Counselor's authorization to practice, including issuance of a cease and desist action.
C.
"Alternative Program" means a non-disciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a Professional Counseling Licensing Board to address Impaired Practitioners.
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D.
"Continuing Competence/Education" means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of completion of educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.
E.
"Counseling Compact Commission" or "Commission" means SB2123 Engrossed - 4 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b the national administrative body whose membership consists of all States that have enacted the Compact.
F.
"Current Significant Investigative Information" means:
1.
Investigative Information that a Licensing Board, after a preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity for the Licensed Professional Counselor to respond, if required by State law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction;
or 2.
Investigative Information that indicates that the Licensed Professional Counselor represents an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the Licensed Professional Counselor has been notified and had an opportunity to respond.
G.
"Data System" means a repository of information about Licensees, including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative, Privilege to Practice and Adverse Action information.
H.
"Encumbered License" means a license in which an Adverse Action restricts the practice of licensed Professional Counseling by the Licensee and said Adverse Action has been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
I.
"Encumbrance" means a revocation or suspension of, or any limitation on, the full and unrestricted practice of Licensed Professional Counseling by a Licensing Board.
J.
"Executive Committee" means a group of directors SB2123 Engrossed - 5 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission.
K.
"Home State" means the Member State that is the Licensee's primary State of residence.
L.
"Impaired Practitioner" means an individual who has a condition(s) that may impair the individual's ability to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor without some type of intervention and may include, but are not limited to, alcohol and drug dependence, mental health impairment, and neurological or physical impairments.
M.
"Investigative Information" means information, records, and documents received or generated by a Professional Counseling Licensing Board pursuant to an investigation.
N.
"Jurisprudence Requirement" if required by a Member State, means the assessment of an individual's knowledge of the laws and Rules governing the practice of Professional Counseling in a State.
O.
"Licensed Professional Counselor" means a counselor licensed by a Member State, regardless of the title used by that State, to independently assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions.
P.
"Licensee" means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the State to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Q.
"Licensing Board" means the agency of a State, or equivalent, that is responsible for the licensing and SB2123 Engrossed - 6 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b regulation of Licensed Professional Counselors.
R.
"Member State" means a State that has enacted the Compact.
S.
"Privilege to Practice" means a legal authorization, which is equivalent to a license, permitting the practice of Professional Counseling in a Remote State.
T.
"Professional Counseling" means the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health conditions by a Licensed Professional Counselor.
U.
"Remote State" means a Member State other than the Home State, where a Licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the Privilege to Practice.
V.
"Rule" means a regulation promulgated by the Commission that has the force of law.
W.
"Single State License" means a Licensed Professional Counselor license issued by a Member State that authorizes practice only within the issuing State and does not include a Privilege to Practice in any other Member State.
X.
"State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of Professional Counseling.
Y.
"Telehealth" means the application of telecommunication technology to deliver Professional Counseling services remotely to assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions.
Z.
"Unencumbered License" means a license that authorizes SB2123 Engrossed - 7 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b a Licensed Professional Counselor to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of Professional Counseling.
SECTION 3.
STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT A.
To Participate in the Compact, a State must currently:
1.
License and regulate Licensed Professional Counselors;
Require Licensees to pass a nationally recognized exam approved by the Commission;
(a) The General Assembly in submitting an amendment to the Constitution to the electors, or the proponents of an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of such amendment, a brief argument in favor of the same, and the form in which such amendment will appear on the separate ballot as provided by Section 16-6 of the Election Code, as amended.
3.
The minority of the General Assembly, or if there is no minority, anyone designated by the General Assembly shall prepare a brief argument against such amendment.
Require Licensees to have a 60 semester-hour (or 90 quarter-hour) master's degree in counseling or 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of graduate coursework including the following topic areas:
The explanation, the arguments for and against each constitutional amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on the separate ballot shall be approved by a joint resolution of the General Assembly and filed in the office of the Secretary of State with the proposed amendment.
a.
(b) In the case of an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution initiated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of SB2123 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b the Constitution, the proponents shall be those persons so designated at the time of the filing of the petition as provided in Section 10-8 of the Election Code, and the opponents shall be those members of the General Assembly opposing such amendment, or if there are none, anyone designated by the General Assembly and such opponents shall prepare a brief argument against such amendment.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice;
The proponent's explanation and argument in favor of and the opponent's opponents argument against an amendment to Article IV initiated by petition must be submitted to the Attorney General, who may rewrite them for accuracy and fairness.
b.
The explanation, the arguments for and against each constitutional amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on the separate ballot shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State with the proposed amendment.
Social and Cultural Diversity;
(c) At least 2 months before the next election of members of the General Assembly, following the passage of the proposed amendment, the Secretary of State shall publish the amendment, in full in 8 point type, or the equivalent thereto, in at least one secular newspaper of general circulation in every county in this State in which a newspaper is published and its digital equivalent.
c.
In counties in which 2 or more newspapers are published, the Secretary of State shall cause such amendment to be published in 2 newspapers and their digital equivalent.
Human Growth and Development;
In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, such amendment shall be published in not less than 6 newspapers of SB2123 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b general circulation and their digital equivalent.
d.
After the first publication, the publication of such amendment shall be repeated once each week for 2 consecutive weeks.
Career Development;
In selecting newspapers in which to publish such amendment the Secretary of State shall have regard solely to the circulation of such newspapers, selecting secular newspapers in every case having the largest circulation.
e.
The proposed amendment shall have a notice prefixed thereto in said publications, that at such election the proposed amendment will be submitted to the electors for adoption or rejection, and at the end of the official publication, he shall also publish the form in which the proposed amendment will appear on the separate ballot.
Counseling and Helping Relationships;
The Secretary of State shall fix the publication fees to be paid to newspapers for making such publication, but in no case shall such publication fee exceed the amount charged by such newspapers to private individuals for a like publication.
f.
(d) In addition to the notice hereby required to be published, the Secretary of State shall also cause the existing form of the constitutional provision proposed to be amended, the proposed amendment, the explanation of the same, the arguments for and against the same, and the form in which such amendment will appear on the separate ballot, to be published in pamphlet form in 8 point type or the equivalent thereto in English, in additional languages as required by Section 203 of Title III of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, and in braille.
Group Counseling and Group Work;
The Secretary of State shall publish the SB2123 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b pamphlet on the Secretary's website in a downloadable, printable format and maintain a reasonable supply of printed pamphlets to be available upon request.
g.
The Secretary of State shall publish an audio version of the pamphlet, which shall be available for playback on the Secretary's website and made available to any individual or entity upon request.
Diagnosis and Treatment;
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary of State shall mail such pamphlet to every mailing address in the State, addressed to the attention of the Postal Patron.
h.
He shall also maintain a reasonable supply of such pamphlets so as to make them available to any person requesting one.
Assessment and Testing;
(f) For any proposed constitutional amendment appearing on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022, the Secretary of State, in lieu of the requirement in subsection (e) of this Act, shall mail a postcard to every mailing address in the State advising that a proposed constitutional amendment will be considered at the general election.
i.
The postcard shall include a URL to the Secretary of State's website that contains the information required in subsection (d).
Research and Program Evaluation;
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and j.
P.A.
Other areas as determined by the Commission.
102-699, eff.
4-19-22.) (5 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch.
1, par.
106) Sec.
Require Licensees to complete a supervised postgraduate professional experience as defined by the SB2123 Engrossed - 8 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Commission;
At the election, the proposed amendment and explanation shall be printed on the top of the "Official Ballot" preceding all nominations of any political party upon a single the separate ballot in accordance with the provisions SB2123 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b of Section 16-6 of the Election Code "An Act concerning elections," approved May 11, 1943, as amended.
5.
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Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about Licensees.
Laws 1949, p.
B.
18.) Section 10.
A Member State shall:
The Election Code is amended by changing Sections 1-19, 1-21, 1A-25, 3-6, 4-6.2, 5-16.2, 6-50.2, 7-8, 7-9, 9-3, 10-9, 10-10, 11-4, 11-8, 12-4, 16-3, 16-6, 19-2.5, 19-3, 19-5, 19-8, 22-9.1, and 23-23 and by adding Sections 1-23, 1-24, 1-25 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/1-19) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024) Sec.
1-19.
Access to Voting for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Task Force.
(a) The Access to Voting for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Task Force is hereby created to review current laws and make recommendations to improve access to voting for persons with disabilities.
Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall serve as chair, and at least one with experience representing or working with persons with physical disabilities and one with experience representing or working with person with neurological or mental disabilities;
(2) Three members appointed by the President of the SB2123 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Senate, including at least one attorney with election law experience;
(3) Three members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, including at least one attorney with election law experience;
(4) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience;
(5) Three members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including at least one attorney with election law experience.
(b) The Task Force shall hold a minimum of 4 meetings.
No later than August 1, 2022, the Task Force shall produce and the State Board of Elections shall publish on its website a report with a summary of the laws and resources available for persons with disabilities seeking to exercise their right to vote.
The Task Force shall produce a report with recommendations for changes to current law or recommendations for election authorities submit the report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than December 15, 2022.
(c) The Members shall serve without compensation.
If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according to the guidelines of the initial appointment.
At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may participate as non-voting members in the meetings of the Task Force.
SB2123 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (d) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
(e) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025 January 1, 2024.
(Source:
P.A.
102-668, eff.
11-15-21.) (10 ILCS 5/1-21) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2024) Sec.
1-21.
Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task Force.
(a) The Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task Force is hereby created for the purposes described in subsection (b).
Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows:
(1) one member appointed by the Governor;
(2) one member appointed by the Attorney General;
(3) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate;
(4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
and (6) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(b) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of implementing a system of campaign finance that would allow public funds to be used to subsidize campaigns for candidates SB2123 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b for judicial office in exchange for voluntary adherence by those campaigns to specified expenditure limitations.
In conducting its study, the Task Force shall consider whether implementing such a system of public financing is in the best interest of the State.
The Task Force may propose one or more funding sources for the public financing of judicial elections, including, but not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund.
The Task Force shall consider the following factors:
(1) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for judicial office;
(2) the amount of funds expended by past candidates for judicial office;
(3) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by candidates for judicial office of different political parties;
(4) the amount of funds expended with respect to campaigns for judicial office by entities not affiliated with a candidate;
(5) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a committee of a political party to promote a candidate for judicial office;
(6) jurisprudence concerning campaign finance and public financing of political campaigns, both for judicial office and generally;
and SB2123 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (7) any other factors that the Task Force determines are related to the public financing of elections in this State.
The Task Force shall also suggest changes to current law that would be necessary to facilitate public financing of candidates for judicial office.
(c) The Task Force shall complete its study no later than June 30, 2024 2023 and shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible after the study is complete.
(d) The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties.
If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according to the guidelines of the initial appointment.
(e) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
(f) As used in this Section, "judicial office" means nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court.
(g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025 2024.
(Source:
P.A.
102-909, eff.
5-27-22.) (10 ILCS 5/1-23 new) Sec.
1-23.
Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force.
(a) The Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force is created.
The purpose of the Task Force is to review voting SB2123 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b systems and the methods of voting, including ranked-choice voting, that could be authorized by law.
The Task Force shall have the following duties:
(1) Engage election officials, interested groups, and members of the public for the purpose of assessing the adoption and implementation of ranked-choice voting in presidential primary elections beginning in 2028.
(2) Review standards used to certify or approve the use of a voting system, including the standards adopted by the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission and the State Board of Elections.
(3) Advise whether the voting system used by Illinois election authorities would be able to accommodate alternative methods of voting, including, but not limited to, ranked-choice voting.
(4) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the Election Code or administrative rules for certification of voting systems in Illinois to accommodate alternative methods of voting, including ranked-choice voting.
(b) On or before March 1, 2024, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings and recommendations.
The report shall, at a minimum, detail findings and recommendations related to the duties of the Task Force and the following:
(1) the process used in Illinois to certify voting SB2123 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b systems, including which systems can conduct ranked-choice voting;
and (2) information about the voting system used by election authorities, including which election authorities rely on legacy hardware and software for voting and which counties and election authorities rely on equipment for voting that has not exceeded its usable life span but require a software upgrade to accommodate ranked-choice voting.
In this paragraph, "legacy hardware and software" means equipment that has exceeded its usable life span.
(c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
(1) 4 members, appointed by the Senate President, including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the public;
(2) 4 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of Representatives and 2 members of the public;
(3) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the public;
(4) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of Representatives and 2 members of the public;
(5) 4 members, appointed by the Governor, including at least 2 members with knowledge and experience administering elections.
SB2123 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (d) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
Members shall serve without compensation.
(e) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties.
At the first meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall elect one co-chair from the members appointed by the Senate President and one co-chair from the members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(f) The State Board of Elections shall provide administrative support for the Task Force.
(g) This Section is repealed, and the Task Force is dissolved, on June 1, 2024.
(10 ILCS 5/1-24 new) Sec.
1-24.
2024 Election Day State holiday.
Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, the 2024 general election shall be a State holiday known as 2024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout this State.
The 2024 general election shall be deemed a legal school holiday for purposes of the School Code.
Any school closed under this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and Section 24-2 of the School Code shall be made available to an election authority as a polling place for 2024 General Election Day.
This Section is repealed on January SB2123 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b 1, 2025.
(10 ILCS 5/1-25 new) Sec.
1-25.
The Security of Remote Vote by Mail Task Force.
(a) The Security of Remote Vote by Mail Task Force is hereby created for the purposes described in subsection (b).
Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows:
(1) 2 members who identify as a voter with a print disability appointed by the Governor;
(2) 2 members who have experience with absent military and naval service voting appointed by the Governor;
(3) one member with expertise in cybersecurity appointed by the Governor;
(4) one member with expertise in election security appointed by the Governor;
(5) one member with expertise in administering elections appointed by the Governor;
(6) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate;
(7) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(8) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
and (9) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(b) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of SB2123 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b implementing a remote vote by mail system that would allow an election authority to transmit a vote by mail ballot electronically to a voter, and allow the voter to mark, verify, and return the ballot to the election authority electronically.
In conducting its study, the Task Force shall consider whether implementing such a system of remote vote by mail is a safe and secure way to vote;
what methods of remote voting exist within the United States;
and what factors, if any, mitigate security related concerns in relation to implementing a remote vote by mail system.
The Task Force shall also suggest changes to current law that would be necessary to implement a remote vote by mail system that would allow an election authority to transmit a vote by mail ballot electronically to a voter, and allow the voter to mark, verify, and return the ballot to the election authority electronically.
(c) The Task Force shall complete its study no later than June 30, 2025 and shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible after the study is complete.
(d) The members shall serve without compensation.
If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according to the guidelines of the initial appointment.
(e) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
(f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2026.
SB2123 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (10 ILCS 5/1A-25) Sec.
1A-25.
Centralized statewide voter registration list.
The centralized statewide voter registration list required by Title III, Subtitle A, Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall be created and maintained by the State Board of Elections as provided in this Section.
(1) The centralized statewide voter registration list shall be compiled from the voter registration data bases of each election authority in this State.
(2) With the exception of voter registration forms submitted electronically through an online voter registration system, all new voter registration forms and applications to register to vote, including those reviewed by the Secretary of State at a driver services facility, shall be transmitted only to the appropriate election authority as required by Articles 4, 5, and 6 of this Code and not to the State Board of Elections.
All voter registration forms submitted electronically to the State Board of Elections through an online voter registration system shall be transmitted to the appropriate election authority as required by Section 1A-16.5.
The election authority shall process and verify each voter registration form and electronically enter verified registrations on an expedited basis onto the statewide voter registration list.
All original registration cards shall remain SB2123 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b permanently in the office of the election authority as required by this Code.
(3) The centralized statewide voter registration list shall:
(i) Be designed to allow election authorities to utilize the registration data on the statewide voter registration list pertinent to voters registered in their election jurisdiction on locally maintained software programs that are unique to each jurisdiction.
(ii) Allow each election authority to perform essential election management functions, including but not limited to production of voter lists, processing of vote by mail voters, production of individual, pre-printed applications to vote, administration of election judges, and polling place administration, but shall not prevent any election authority from using information from that election authority's own systems.
(4) The registration information maintained by each election authority shall be synchronized with that authority's information on the statewide list at least once every 24 hours.
(5) The vote by mail, early vote, and rejected ballot information maintained by each election authority shall be synchronized with the election authority's information on SB2123 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b the statewide list at least once every 24 hours.
The State Board of Elections shall maintain the information required by this paragraph in an electronic format on its website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local political committees.
(i) Within one day after receipt of a vote by mail voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit by electronic means the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections.
(ii) Within one day after receipt of an early voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit by electronic means the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections.
(iii) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any reason, within one day after the rejection the election authority shall transmit by electronic means the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be, to the State Board of Elections.
If a rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be valid, the election authority shall, within one day after the determination, remove the name of the voter SB2123 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b from the list transmitted to the State Board of Election.
(6) Beginning no later than January 1, 2024, the statewide voter registration list shall be updated on a monthly basis by no sooner than the first of every month;
however, the information required in paragraph (5) shall be updated at least every 24 hours and made available upon request to permitted entities as described in this Section.
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of voter registration information, the disclosure of any portion of the centralized statewide voter registration list to any person or entity other than to a State or local political committee and other than to a governmental entity for a governmental purpose is specifically prohibited except as follows:
(1) subject to security measures adopted by the State Board of Elections which, at a minimum, shall include the keeping of a catalog or database, available for public view, including the name, address, and telephone number of the person viewing the list as well as the time of that viewing, any person may view the list on a computer screen at the Springfield office of the State Board of Elections, during normal business hours other than during the 27 days before an election, but the person viewing the list under this exception may not print, duplicate, transmit, or alter the list;
or (2) as may be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has SB2123 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b entered into with a multi-state voter registration list maintenance system.
(Source:
P.A.
98-115, eff.
7-29-13;
98-1171, eff.
6-1-15.) (10 ILCS 5/3-6) Sec.
3-6.
Voting and registration age.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus, general primary election, or consolidated primary election and who is otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the immediately following general election or consolidated election for which candidates are nominated at that primary.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration application held in abeyance by the State Board of Elections until that individual attains the required age to vote, at which time the State Board of Elections shall transmit the registration application to the applicable election authority.
Preregistration under this subsection (b) shall be completed using the online voter registration system, as provided in Section 1A-16.5, or an electronic voter registration portal SB2123 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b with an automatic voter registration agency, as provided in Section 1A-16.7.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on the date of the immediately following general or consolidated election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition proposing a public question.
(d) For the purposes of this Code, a person who is 16 years of age or older shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.
(e) References in this Code and elsewhere to the requirement that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be interpreted in accordance with this Section.
For the purposes of this Code, an individual who is 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.
An individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on the date of the immediately following general or consolidated election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition proposing a public question.
(Source:
P.A.
99-722, eff.
8-5-16;
100-201, eff.
8-18-17.) (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch.
46, par.
4-6.2) SB2123 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Sec.
4-6.2.
(a) The county clerk shall appoint all municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all qualified residents of the State.
The county clerk shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such persons:
Participate fully in the Commission's Data System, including using the Commission's unique identifier as defined in Rules;
The chief librarian, or a qualified person designated by the chief librarian, of any public library situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, at such library.
Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and Rules, of any Adverse Action or the availability of Investigative Information regarding a Licensee;
The principal, or a qualified person designated by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, at such school.
The county clerk shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer training courses for service as SB2123 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to every election.
Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for an initial Privilege to Practice.
The president, or a qualified person designated by the president, of any university, college, community college, academy or other institution of learning situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the State, at such university, college, community college, academy or institution.
These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that State's criminal records;
a.
A Member State must fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search and shall use the results in making licensure decisions.
b.
Communication between a Member State, the Commission and among Member States regarding the SB2123 Engrossed - 9 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b verification of eligibility for licensure through the Compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a Member State under Public Law 92-544.
c.
A Licensing Board may conduct national background checks by submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Member State's statewide policing authority.
However, reports from the background checks may not be shared with entities outside of the Member State.
Applicants shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of the background checks.
Comply with the Rules of the Commission;
A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
Require an applicant to obtain or retain a license in the Home State and meet the Home State's qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable State laws;
A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the registration activities of the organization and the need to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the SB2123 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b registration of non-English speaking individuals.
In no event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization requesting appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
The State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification of bonafide State civic organizations.
Such appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of the month following the month of the general election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by this Code during the terms of such appointments.
Grant the Privilege to Practice to a Licensee holding a valid Unencumbered License in another Member State in accordance with the terms of the Compact and Rules;
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the county at any such public aid office.
and 7.
7.
Provide for the attendance of the State's commissioner to the Counseling Compact Commission meetings.
The Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the Director and located at unemployment offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
C.
8.
Member States may charge a fee for granting the SB2123 Engrossed - 10 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Privilege to Practice.
The president of any corporation as defined by the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of employees designated by such president, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
D.
If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is SB2123 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or organization with written notice setting forth the specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
Individuals not residing in a Member State shall continue to be able to apply for a Member State's Single State License as provided under the laws of each Member State.
The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy registrars as he considers necessary.
However, the Single State License granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting a Privilege to Practice Professional Counseling in any other Member State.
The county clerk shall appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the public is served, giving due consideration to both population concentration and area.
E.
Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political parties in the election jurisdiction.
Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a Member State for the issuance of a Single State License.
The county clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chair of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political party.
F.
A Chair of a County Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each year.
A license issued to a Licensed Professional Counselor by a Home State to a resident in that State shall be recognized by each Member State as authorizing a Licensed Professional Counselor to practice Professional Counseling, under a Privilege to Practice, in each Member State.
The county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
SECTION 4.
Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time other than the 27-day 27 day period preceding an election.
PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE A.
All persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
To exercise the Privilege to Practice under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the Licensee shall:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I SB2123 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his personal application before me.
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(Signature Deputy Registrar)" This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be filed with the county clerk.
Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, commencing on December 1 following the general election of each even-numbered year;
except that the terms of the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following the next general election.
Appointments of precinct committeepersons shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county convention following the general primary at which they were elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or video conference.
The county clerk shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public inspection a list of the names of all appointees.
SB2123 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county clerk and such appointees.
The county clerk shall be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a).
Deputy registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to removal for cause.
(c) Completed registration materials under the control of deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall be returned to the appointing election authority by first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery within 7 days, except that completed registration materials received by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours after receipt thereof.
The completed registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
Unused materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the next working day following the close of registration.
(d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by any deputy registrar regardless of the number of SB2123 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her possession.
(e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or her duties.
(f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the county clerk.
(g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
(Source:
P.A.
100-1027, eff.
1-1-19.) (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch.
46, par.
5-16.2) Sec.
5-16.2.
(a) The county clerk shall appoint all municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all qualified residents of the State.
The county clerk shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named SB2123 Enrolled - 28 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such persons:
Hold a license in the Home State;
The chief librarian, or a qualified person designated by the chief librarian, of any public library situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, at such library.
Have a valid United States social security number or National Provider Identifier;
The principal, or a qualified person designated by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the State, at such school.
The county clerk shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer training courses for service as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to every election.
Be eligible for a Privilege to Practice in any Member State in accordance with Section 4(D), (G) and (H);
The president, or a qualified person designated by the president, of any university, college, community college, academy or other institution of learning situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the State, at such university, college, community college, academy or institution.
4.
SB2123 Enrolled - 29 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b 4.
Have not had any Encumbrance or restriction against any license or Privilege to Practice within the previous 2 SB2123 Engrossed - 11 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b years;
A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
Notify the Commission that the Licensee is seeking the Privilege to Practice within a Remote State(s);
A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the registration activities of the organization and the need to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the registration of non-English speaking individuals.
In no event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization requesting appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
The State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification of bona fide State civic organizations.
Such appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of the month following the month of the general election, and shall be SB2123 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by this Code during the terms of such appointments.
Pay any applicable fees, including any State fee, for the Privilege to Practice;
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the county at any such public aid office.
Meet any Continuing Competence/Education requirements established by the Home State;
The Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the Director and located at unemployment offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
Meet any Jurisprudence Requirements established by the Remote State(s) in which the Licensee is seeking a Privilege to Practice;
The president of any corporation as defined by the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of employees designated by such president, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
and 9.
If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or organization with written notice setting forth the specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
Report to the Commission any Adverse Action, Encumbrance, or restriction on a license taken by any non-Member State within 30 days from the date the action is taken.
The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy registrars as he considers necessary.
B.
The county clerk shall appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the public is served, giving due SB2123 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b consideration to both population concentration and area.
The Privilege to Practice is valid until the expiration date of the Home State license.
Some of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political parties in the election jurisdiction.
The Licensee must comply with the requirements of Section 4(A) to maintain the Privilege to Practice in the Remote State.
The county clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chair of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political party.
C.
A Chair of a County Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each year.
A Licensee providing Professional Counseling in a Remote State under the Privilege to Practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the Remote State.
The county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
D.
Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time other than the 27-day 27 day period preceding an election.
A Licensee providing Professional Counseling services in a Remote State is subject to that State's regulatory authority.
All persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
A Remote State may, in accordance with due process and that State's laws, remove a Licensee's Privilege to Practice in the Remote State for a specific period of time, SB2123 Engrossed - 12 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b impose fines, or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his personal application before me.
The Licensee may be ineligible for a Privilege to Practice in any Member State until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.
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E.
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)" This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by SB2123 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be filed with the county clerk.
If a Home State license is encumbered, the Licensee shall lose the Privilege to Practice in any Remote State until the following occur:
Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, commencing on December 1 following the general election of each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following the next general election.
Appointments of precinct committeepersons shall be for 2-year terms commencing on the date of the county convention following the general primary at which they were elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or video conference.
The county clerk shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public inspection a list of the names of all appointees.
(b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county clerk and such appointees.
The county clerk shall be responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a).
Deputy registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to removal for cause.
(c) Completed registration materials under the control of SB2123 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall be returned to the appointing election authority by first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery within 7 days, except that completed registration materials received by the deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours after receipt thereof.
The completed registration materials received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
Unused materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later than the next working day following the close of registration.
(d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her possession.
(e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or her duties.
(f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.
Such deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the county clerk.
SB2123 Enrolled - 34 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
(Source:
P.A.
100-1027, eff.
1-1-19.) (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch.
46, par.
6-50.2) Sec.
6-50.2.
(a) The board of election commissioners shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such persons:
The Home State license is no longer encumbered;
The chief librarian, or a qualified person designated by the chief librarian, of any public library situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, at such library.
and 2.
The licensee has not had any Encumbrance or restriction against any license or Privilege to Practice within the previous 2 years.
F.
Once an Encumbered License in the Home State is restored to good standing, the Licensee must meet the requirements of Section 4(A) to obtain a Privilege to Practice in any Remote State.
G.
If a Licensee's Privilege to Practice in any Remote State is removed, the individual may lose the Privilege to Practice in all other Remote States until the following occur:
1.
The specific period of time for which the Privilege to Practice was removed has ended;
The licensee has paid all fines that have been imposed;
The principal, or a qualified person designated by the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the State, at such school.
and 3.
The board of SB2123 Enrolled - 35 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b election commissioners shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and vocational school situated in the election jurisdiction of their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer training courses for service as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to every election.
The licensee has not had any Encumbrance or restriction against any license or Privilege to Practice within the previous 2 years.
SB2123 Engrossed - 13 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b H.
Once the requirements of Section 4(G) have been met, the Licensee must meet the requirements in Section 4(A) to obtain a Privilege to Practice in a Remote State.
SECTION 5:
OBTAINING A NEW HOME STATE LICENSE BASED ON A PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE A.
A Licensed Professional Counselor may hold a Home State license, which allows for a Privilege to Practice in other Member States, in only one Member State at a time.
B.
If a Licensed Professional Counselor changes primary State of residence by moving between two Member States:
1.
The Licensed Professional Counselor shall file an application for obtaining a new Home State license based on a Privilege to Practice, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new Home State in accordance with applicable Rules adopted by the Commission.
2.
Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new Home State license by virtue of a Privilege to Practice, the new Home State shall verify that the Licensed Professional Counselor meets the pertinent criteria outlined in Section 4 via the Data System without need for primary source verification except for:
a.
a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based criminal background check if not previously performed or updated pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the Commission in accordance with SB2123 Engrossed - 14 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Public Law 92-544;
b.
other criminal background check as required by the new Home State;
and c.
completion of any requisite Jurisprudence Requirements of the new Home State.
The former Home State shall convert the former Home State license into a Privilege to Practice once the new Home State has activated the new Home State license in accordance with applicable Rules adopted by the Commission.
The president, or a qualified person designated by the president, of any university, college, community college, academy, or other institution of learning situated within the State, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university, college, community college, academy, or institution.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Compact, if the Licensed Professional Counselor cannot meet the criteria in Section 4, the new Home State may apply its requirements for issuing a new Single State License.
A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
The Licensed Professional Counselor shall pay all applicable fees to the new Home State in order to be issued a new Home State license.
A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members designated by such official, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State.
C.
In determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be appointed, the board of election commissioners shall consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of SB2123 Enrolled - 36 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the registration activities of the organization and the need to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the registration of non-English speaking individuals.
If a Licensed Professional Counselor changes Primary State of Residence by moving from a Member State to a non-Member State, or from a non-Member State to a Member State, the State criteria shall apply for issuance of a Single State License in the new State.
In no event shall a board of election commissioners fix an arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization requesting appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
D.
The State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification of bona fide State civic organizations.
Nothing in this Compact shall interfere with a Licensee's ability to hold a Single State License in multiple States.
Such appointments shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business day of the month following the month of the general election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by this Code during the terms of such appointments.
However, for the purposes of this Compact, a Licensee SB2123 Engrossed - 15 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b shall have only one Home State license.
E.
Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a Member State for the issuance of a Single State License.
SECTION 6.
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THEIR SPOUSES Active Duty Military personnel, or their spouse, shall designate a Home State where the individual has a current license in good standing.
The individual may retain the Home State designation during the period the service member is on active duty.
Subsequent to designating a Home State, the individual shall only change their Home State through application for licensure in the new State, or through the process outlined in Section 5.
SECTION 7.
COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEHEALTH A.
Member States shall recognize the right of a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed by a Home State in accordance with Section 3 and under Rules promulgated by the Commission, to practice Professional Counseling in any Member State via Telehealth under a Privilege to Practice as provided in the Compact and Rules promulgated by the Commission.
B.
A Licensee providing Professional Counseling services in a Remote State under the Privilege to Practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the Remote State.
SB2123 Engrossed - 16 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b SECTION 8.
ADVERSE ACTIONS A.
In addition to the other powers conferred by State law, a Remote State shall have the authority, in accordance with existing State due process law, to:
1.
Take Adverse Action against a Licensed Professional Counselor's Privilege to Practice within that Member State;
and 2.
Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence.
Subpoenas issued by a Licensing Board in a Member State for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another Member State shall be enforced in the latter State by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it.
The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the State in which the witnesses or evidence are located.
Only the Home State shall have the power to take Adverse Action against a Licensed Professional Counselor's license issued by the Home State.
B.
For purposes of taking Adverse Action, the Home State shall give the same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a Member State as it would if the conduct had SB2123 Engrossed - 17 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b occurred within the Home State.
In so doing, the Home State shall apply its own State laws to determine appropriate action.
C.
The Home State shall complete any pending investigations of a Licensed Professional Counselor who changes primary State of residence during the course of the investigations.
The Home State shall also have the authority to take appropriate action(s) and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the Data System.
The administrator of the coordinated licensure information system shall promptly notify the new Home State of any Adverse Actions.
D.
A Member State, if otherwise permitted by State law, may recover from the affected Licensed Professional Counselor the costs of investigations and dispositions of cases resulting from any Adverse Action taken against that Licensed Professional Counselor.
E.
A Member State may take Adverse Action based on the factual findings of the Remote State, provided that the Member State follows its own procedures for taking the Adverse Action.
F.
Joint Investigations:
1.
In addition to the authority granted to a Member State by its respective Professional Counseling practice act or other applicable State law, any Member State may participate with other Member States in joint SB2123 Engrossed - 18 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b investigations of Licensees.
2.
Member States shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact.
G.
If Adverse Action is taken by the Home State against the license of a Licensed Professional Counselor, the Licensed Professional Counselor's Privilege to Practice in all other Member States shall be deactivated until all Encumbrances have been removed from the State license.
All Home State disciplinary orders that impose Adverse Action against the license of a Licensed Professional Counselor shall include a Statement that the Licensed Professional Counselor's Privilege to Practice is deactivated in all Member States during the pendency of the order.
H.
If a Member State takes Adverse Action, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the Data System.
The administrator of the Data System shall promptly notify the Home State of any Adverse Actions by Remote States.
I.
Nothing in this Compact shall override a Member State's decision that participation in an Alternative Program may be used in lieu of Adverse Action.
SECTION 9.
ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNSELING COMPACT COMMISSION A.
The Compact Member States hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Counseling Compact SB2123 Engrossed - 19 - LRB103 26875 AWJ 53239 b Commission:
1.
The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact States.
2.
Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located.
The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
3.
Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
B.
Membership, Voting, and Meetings 1.
Each Member State shall have and be limited to one delegate selected by that Member State's Licensing Board.
2.
The delegate shall be either:
a.
A current member of the Licensing Board at the time of appointment, who is a Licensed Professional Counselor or public member;
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0467

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2024; Some Provisions

  3. Effective Date August 4, 2023; Some Provisions

  4. Governor Approved

  5. Sent to the Governor

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Senate Concurs

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Senate Concurs 036-018-000

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Senate Concurs 036-018-000

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 036-018-000

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 036-018-000

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 036-018-000

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

  17. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  27. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 - May 25, 2023

  29. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5, 6, 7

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled

  31. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled

  32. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-036-001

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  34. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Adopted

  35. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Adopted

  36. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Referred to Rules Committee

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 7 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee

  42. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

  43. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman

  44. Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  46. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted

  47. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted

  48. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Theresa Mah

  49. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  50. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee

  51. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

  52. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  53. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  54. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  55. Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2023

  56. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart

  57. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 010-006-000

  58. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  59. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections

  60. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee

  61. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

  62. Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  63. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  64. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro

  65. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  66. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  67. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker

  68. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  69. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  70. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  71. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  72. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  73. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  74. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  75. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  76. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  77. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins

  78. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

  79. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  80. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  81. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  82. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  83. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  84. Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  85. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  86. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  87. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  88. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  89. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  90. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  91. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  92. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández

  93. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  94. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  95. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  96. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols

  97. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  98. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  99. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  100. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  101. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000

  102. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee

  103. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Theresa Mah

  104. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  105. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah

  106. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  107. Second Reading - Short Debate

  108. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  109. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah

  110. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  111. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000

  112. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote

  113. Sponsor Removed Sen. Jil Tracy

  114. Sponsor Removed Sen. Sally J. Turner

  115. Sponsor Removed Sen. Erica Harriss

  116. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee

  117. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  118. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita

  119. Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-040-000

  120. Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Kam Buckner

  121. Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023

  122. Assigned to Executive Committee

  123. Sponsor Removed Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

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

  125. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  126. Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

  127. Referred to Rules Committee

  128. First Reading

  129. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  130. Arrived in House

  131. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  132. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023

  133. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

  134. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  135. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023

  136. Second Reading

  137. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023

  138. Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000

  139. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Licensed Activities

  140. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

  141. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  142. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  143. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  144. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

  145. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  146. Referred to Assignments

  147. First Reading

  148. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 36 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11403
Democrat 58106
Republican 03104
Total 6936013
% of votes cast 58%31%0%11%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Nichols — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Burke — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Yednock — Yea
Caulkins — Nay
Egofske — Nay
Marron — Nay
Frese — Nay
Ozinga — Not Voting
Carroll — Not Voting
Costa Howard — Yea
Du Buclet — Yea
Faver Dias — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — Yea
Ladisch Douglass — Not Voting
Williams, Jawaharial — Yea
Yang Rohr — Yea
Abdelnasser Rashid Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Not Voting
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Not Voting
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Nay
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Not Voting
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sharon Chung Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Not Voting
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Not Voting
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Not Voting
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Not Voting
Amy Elik Republican Not Voting
Amy L. Grant Republican Nay
Blaine Wilhour Republican Nay
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Bradley Fritts Republican Nay
Charles Meier Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Dan Swanson Republican Nay
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Nay
Dave Severin Republican Nay
David Friess Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Nay
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jason R. Bunting Republican Nay
Jed Davis Republican Nay
Jeff Keicher Republican Nay
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Not Voting
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Nay
Martin McLaughlin Republican Nay
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Paul Jacobs Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Not Voting
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Nay
William E Hauter Republican Nay

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Concurrence, Amendment 6

Passed 36 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30003
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 01601
Total 361805
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stoller — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30003
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 01601
Total 361805
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stoller — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Concurrence, Amendment 7

Passed 36 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30003
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 01601
Total 361805
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stoller — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Concurrence, Amendment 4

Passed 36 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30003
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 01601
Total 361805
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stoller — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Concurrence, Amendment 5

Passed 36 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30003
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 01601
Total 361805
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stoller — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Ethics & Elections, Amendment 4

Passed 10 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9100
Unaffiliated 1100
Republican 0401
Total 10601
% of votes cast 59%35%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez Jr., Edgar — Yea
Ozinga, Tim — Nay
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Nay
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Blaine Wilhour Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Not Voting
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Nay

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Labor & Commerce, Amendment 3

Passed 18 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 14000
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 0702
Total 18802
% of votes cast 64%29%0%7%
How each member voted (28)
Member Party Vote
Carroll, Jonathan — Yea
Gonzalez Jr., Edgar — Yea
Ortiz, Aaron M — Yea
Caulkins, Dan — Nay
Williams, Jawaharial — Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Nay
Blaine Wilhour Republican Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Bradley Fritts Republican Nay
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Nay
Jason R. Bunting Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Not Voting
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay

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Executive

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6001
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 0400
Total 7401
% of votes cast 58%33%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Ortiz, Aaron M — Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Not Voting
Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 32001
Republican 17000
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Stoller — Yea
Gillespie — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Harris, N. — Yea
Pacione-Zayas — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Glowiak Hilton — Yea
Loughran Cappel — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Craig Wilcox Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea
Erica Harriss Republican Yea
Jason Plummer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sally J. Turner Republican Yea
Seth Lewis Republican Yea
Steve McClure Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea

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What does SB 2123 do?
Creates the Counseling Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois enters into the Counseling Compact. Specifies that the Compact's purpose is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services. Sets out provisions concerning the privilege to practice, obtaining a new home state license, active duty military personnel, telehealth, adverse actions, Counseling Compact Commission, data systems, rulemaking, oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. Contains other provisions concerning the Commission, the Compact, and the procedures governing participating in and construction of the Compact. Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Requires the Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board to submit a report to the General Assembly with recommendations of any statutory changes and budgetary changes needed to comply with the requirements of the Counseling Compact. Requires the Board and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to modify, if needed, Board and Department rules to comply with the requirements of the Counseling Compact. Provides that the changes to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act are effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2123?
SB 2123 is sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democrat), Laura Ellman (Democrat), Katie Stuart (Democrat), Maurice A. West, II (Democrat), Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Abdelnasser Rashid (Democrat), Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Anna Moeller (Democrat), Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democrat), Cyril Nichols, Sharon Chung (Democrat), Sue Scherer (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Barbara Hernández, Bob Morgan (Democrat), Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat), Natalie A. Manley (Democrat), Nabeela Syed (Democrat), Mary E. Flowers, Martin J. Moylan, Lakesia Collins (Democrat), Norma Hernandez (Democrat), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democrat), Gregg Johnson (Democrat), Hoan Huynh (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Aarón M. Ortíz, Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Mark L. Walker (Democrat), Suzanne M. Ness (Democrat), Lilian Jiménez (Democrat), Du Buclet, Hernandez, Lisa, Costa Howard, and Yang Rohr.
What is the current status of SB 2123?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.
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