DFPR-DISCIPLINARY EXPUNGMENT
Summary
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that records of disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may be considered expunged for reporting purposes if an application is submitted more than one year after an initial disciplinary offense occurred, 3 years after any subsequent disciplinary offense or offenses occurred, or after restoration of the license, whichever is later (rather than 3 years after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred, or after restoration of the license, whichever is later). House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that records of disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may be considered expunged for reporting purposes if an application is submitted more than 2 years (rather than 3 years) after the date of the final disciplinary action (rather than after the disciplinary offense or offenses occurred) or after restoration of the license, whichever is later and the licensee has had no incidents of discipline since the final disciplinary action was issued by the Department (rather than no incidents of discipline since the disciplinary offense or offenses identified in the application occurred). Provides that the 2-year waiting period (rather than 7-year waiting period) and the $175 fee (rather than $200 fee) do not apply to any applicant for licensure or a licensee whose petition for review is granted by the Department.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
87–0
Passed · 19 other
Total votes 106
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic63
90% Yea
R
Republican43
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tim Ozinga
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian W. Stewart
RRepublican
P
Tim Ozinga
RRepublican
Co
Steve Reick
RRepublican
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