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 Bill Status of SB2243  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  MUSIC THERAPY LICENSING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Laura M. Murphy - Ram Villivalam - Christopher Belt - Jil Tracy, Meg Loughran Cappel, Bill Cunningham, Cristina Castro, Jason A. Barickman, Sara Feigenholtz, Robert F. Martwick, Doris Turner and Laura Fine

House Sponsors
(Rep. Terra Costa Howard - Kelly M. Burke - Kathleen Willis - Robyn Gabel - Kambium Buckner, Jonathan Carroll, Jeff Keicher, Tim Butler, Deb Conroy, Lawrence Walsh, Jr., Bradley Stephens, Dagmara Avelar, La Shawn K. Ford, Theresa Mah, Lindsey LaPointe, Maura Hirschauer and Anne Stava-Murray)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  5/27/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0993

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for licensure of professional music therapists and clinical music therapists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes the Music Therapy Advisory Committee. Establishes the powers and duties of the advisory committee, including advising the Department on all matters pertaining to licensure, education, and continuing education requirements for licensees. Establishes the powers and duties of the Department, including prescribing rules defining what constitutes an appropriate curriculum for music therapy, reviewing the qualifications of applicants for licenses, investigating alleged violations of the Act, conducting hearings on disciplinary and other matters, and establishing a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Establishes qualifications for licensure as a professional music therapist and clinical music therapist. Establishes grounds for discipline of a license. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act. Creates provisions concerning formal hearings, including transcripts of proceedings, appointment of hearing officers, subpoenas and depositions, and rehearings. Provides for judicial review of all final administrative decisions of the Department. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes all references to licensed clinical music therapists. Changes references to the "Music Therapy Advisory Committee" and "Advisory Committee" to "Music Therapy Advisory Board" and "Advisory Board". Changes the definition of "music therapy". Adds provisions concerning applicants' and licensees' addresses of record and email addresses of record. Makes changes concerning composition and powers and duties of the Music Therapy Advisory Board. Makes changes in provisions concerning exemptions from the Act, collaboration with audiologists and speech-language pathologists, the practice of psychotherapy by licensed music therapists, the powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, qualifications for licensure, license renewal, grounds for discipline, violations, investigations, hearings, and findings. Removes provisions concerning restrictions and limitations. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that "music therapy intervention" as defined occurs during a therapist-client relationship and includes collaborating with and educating the client and the family, caregiver of the client, or any other appropriate person regarding the needs of the client that are being addressed in music therapy and the manner in which the music therapy treatment addresses those needs in compliance with state and federal law. Provides that the Music Therapy Advisory Board shall advise the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on all matters pertaining to disciplinary actions for practice of music therapy in the State. Removes a provision that provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to prohibit the practice of a person whose training and national certification attests to the individual's preparation and ability to practice the individual's certified profession or occupation. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue a license to an applicant for a professional music therapist license if the applicant is of good moral character. Provides that in determining moral character under the provisions of qualifications for licensure, the Department may take into consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct which would constitute grounds for discipline under the Act. Removes as a ground for discipline the failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by a tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue. Adds that whenever the Secretary believes substantial justice (rather than only justice) has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license or the discipline of a licensee, the Secretary may order a rehearing. Removes provisions concerning: the suspension of a license for failure to pay restitution; the surrender of a license; and any conflict with the Act and any other law. Makes other and conforming changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
5 ILCS 80/4.38

Repeals the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act on January 1, 2028.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading
  2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/23/2021SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities
  4/6/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  4/6/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/13/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
  4/14/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
  4/14/2021SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities
  4/16/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
  4/23/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
  4/30/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
  5/7/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  5/7/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/5/2022SenateRe-assigned to Licensed Activities
  1/5/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
  1/13/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  2/7/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
  2/7/2022SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities
  2/7/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  2/7/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  2/9/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
  2/9/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
  2/9/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  2/10/2022SenateDo Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
  2/10/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
  2/10/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  2/15/2022SenateSecond Reading
  2/15/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 16, 2022
  2/17/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  2/17/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  2/17/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
  2/18/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  2/22/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
  2/22/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  2/22/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
  2/23/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/23/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  2/23/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
  2/24/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  2/25/2022SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  2/25/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Murphy
  2/25/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  2/25/2022SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
  2/25/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  2/25/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  2/25/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  2/28/2022HouseArrived in House
  2/28/2022HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  3/1/2022HouseFirst Reading
  3/1/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/7/2022HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
  3/16/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  3/16/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  3/17/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  3/17/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  3/17/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
  3/18/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  3/18/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  3/23/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000
  3/23/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/23/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  3/23/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/24/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  3/25/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
  3/25/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  3/28/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
  3/28/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3/28/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  3/29/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  3/29/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/29/2022HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/31/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
  3/31/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/31/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/31/2022HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
  3/31/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  3/31/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  3/31/2022HouseMotion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  3/31/2022HouseMotion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  4/1/2022SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
  4/1/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 4, 2022
  4/4/2022SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  4/4/2022SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
  4/4/2022SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
  4/5/2022SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
  4/8/2022SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
  4/8/2022SenateSenate Concurs
  4/8/2022SenatePassed Both Houses
  5/6/2022SenateSent to the Governor
  5/27/2022SenateGovernor Approved
  5/27/2022SenateEffective Date May 27, 2022
  5/27/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0993

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