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HB 4826

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Summary

HB 4826, “IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION”, was introduced in the House on Feb 3, 2026 by Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Aug 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0777.


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HB 4826 has 1 co-sponsor and 7 roll calls.

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HB4826 Enrolled LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b
1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6 adding Section 2105-379 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new)
8 Sec. 2105-379. Continuing education; prohibited services.
9 (a) As used in this Section, "prohibited services,
10 treatments, practices, or procedures" means the services,
11 treatments, practices, or procedures that are expressly
12 prohibited by law or by rule in this State at the time a
13 continuing education activity is completed.
14 (b) A licensee shall not receive continuing education
15 credit toward the renewal of a professional license for any
16 continuing education course, program, seminar, instruction,
17 webinar, or other educational activity that promotes,
18 instructs, or provides guidance on the performance of
19 prohibited services, treatments, practices, or procedures.
20 (c) Approval by the Department of a continuing education
21 provider or continuing education course does not supersede the
22 provisions of this Section.
23 (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
HB4826 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b
1 the Department to proactively review, pre-approve, evaluate,
2 monitor, or otherwise assess continuing education content
3 restrictions under this Section.
4 (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
5 a licensee from receiving continuing education credit toward
6 renewal of a professional license for any continuing education
7 course, program, seminar, instruction, webinar, or other
8 educational activity that instructs or provides guidance on
9 recognizing, identifying, reporting, or responding to criminal
10 conduct or victimization as it affects clients or third
11 parties, provided that such educational activity does not
12 itself promote, instruct, or provide guidance on the
13 performance of prohibited services, treatments, practices, or
14 procedures.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
16 January 1, 2027.

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a licensee shall not receive continuing education credit toward the renewal of a professional license for any continuing education course, program, seminar, instruction, webinar, or other educational activity that promotes, instructs, or provides guidance on the performance of prohibited services, treatments, practices, or procedures. Provides that a determination of whether continuing education credit is permitted under the amendatory Act shall occur only in the course of a continuing education audit or license renewal audit conducted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that approval by the Department of a continuing education provider or continuing education course does not supersede the provisions of the amendatory Act. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to require the Department to proactively review, pre-approve, evaluate, monitor, or otherwise assess continuing education content restrictions under the amendatory Act outside of an audit process. Effective January 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D) sponsors HB 4826, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

HB 4826 went before 4 committees: Rules, Health Care Licenses, Assignments and Licensed Activities.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 6, 2026 · 5,290 Bills
Health Care Licenses
Health Care Licenses
Referred to · Feb 17, 2026
Assignments
Assignments
Referred to · Apr 10, 2026
Licensed Activities
Licensed Activities
Referred to · Apr 22, 2026

History

HB 4826 has taken 47 actions since Feb 3, 2026, the latest on Aug 7, 2026.

ChamberAction
Aug 7, 2026
House
Governor Approved
Aug 7, 2026
House
Effective Date January 1, 2027
Aug 7, 2026
House
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0777
Jun 25, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor
May 27, 2026
House
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-036-000

Votes

HB 4826 went to 7 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on May 27, 2026 at 7436.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 27, 2026
House
House Concurrence
74
36
May 21, 2026
House
House Health Care Licenses Committee
10
5
May 20, 2026
Senate
Senate Third Reading
58
0
Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Senate Licensed Activities Committee
9
0
Apr 8, 2026
House
House Third Reading
71
37

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com