HB3487 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
BHWC DATA COLLECTION
Last Action
08/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0311
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Behavioral Health Workforce Data Collection Act. Requires The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to collect data, as specified, from behavioral health professionals at the time of initial application for licensure and renewal of an active license. Requires the Department to ensure the data collection process is secure and adheres to State and federal privacy laws, including de-identification of personal data. Provides that the Department shall make the collected data publicly available in an aggregated, de-identified format. Requires the data to be published in a format that allows policy groups, advocates, and other stakeholders to monitor the diversity, linguistic capacity, and availability of the behavioral health workforce; identify regions and specialties with severe shortages; and forecast future workforce needs. Requires the Department to publish the aggregated data annually by January 31 on its website and through other accessible formats. Grants the Department rulemaking authority to implement the Act. Requires the Department to comply with applicable data privacy and confidentiality laws. Provides that, for a period of 2 years following the effective date of the Act, the Department shall submit to the Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center a list of email addresses or email communications, subject to data privacy and confidentiality laws, of all licensed behavioral health professionals exclusively for purposes of collecting data related to the behavioral health workforce in Illinois. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law. Provides that, in conjunction with applications for licensure and renewals (rather than only for licensure), the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall request, and applicants may voluntarily provide, demographic information that includes sex, ethnicity, race, disability, primary language spoken, anticipated date of retirement, type of employment, and zip code (rather than only sex, ethnicity, race, and disability).
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 02/07/2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 02/18/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 02/18/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/06/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 03/11/2025 | House | Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| 03/20/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 015-007-000 |
| 03/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/03/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 04/03/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| 04/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-005-000 |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 04/10/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000 |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 05/02/2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 05/02/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 05/08/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-001-000 |
| 05/08/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| 05/13/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 05/13/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 06/20/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0311 |