Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4826: IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4826Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. CassidySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2105/2105-379 new 20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new ILCS 2105/2105-379 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the CivilAdministrative Code of Illinois…
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4826Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. CassidySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2105/2105-379 new 20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new ILCS 2105/2105-379 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the CivilAdministrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a licensee shall notreceive continuing education credit toward the renewal of a professionallicense 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 ofwhether continuing education credit is permitted under the amendatory Actshall occur only in the course of a continuing education audit or licenserenewal audit conducted by the Department of Financial and ProfessionalRegulation. Provides that approval by the Department of a continuingeducation provider or continuing education course does not supersede theprovisions of the amendatory Act. Provides that nothing in the amendatoryAct shall be construed to require the Department to proactively review,pre-approve, evaluate, monitor, or otherwise assess continuing educationcontent restrictions under the amendatory Act outside of an audit process.Effective January 1, 2027. LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b A BILL FOR HB4826LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b HB4826 LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b HB4826 LRB104 19712 AAS 33162 b AN ACT concerning regulation. Be it enacted by …
Sponsors
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Ram Villivalam (D, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0777
- : Effective Date January 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : House Concurs
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-036-000
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-005-000
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Votes
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs (May 27, 2026): 74 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee (May 21, 2026): 10 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Passed (May 20, 2026): 58 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Licensed Activities (April 30, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 8, 2026): 71 yea, 37 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee (March 25, 2026): 9 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 20 - Executive Branch
Common questions
- What is HB4826?
- HB4826 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): IDFPR-CONTINUING EDUCATION.
- What does HB4826 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4826Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. CassidySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2105/2105-379 new 20 ILCS 2105/2105-379 new ILCS 2105/2105-379 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the CivilAdministrative Code of Illinois…
- What is the status of HB4826?
- Signed into law as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0777 (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4826?
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB4826?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4826&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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