DFPR-BACKGROUND CHECKS
Summary
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not require criminal background information in instances where the Department has already stated that the criminal background information cannot be used against an applicant for licensure under the relevant licensing Act.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Aug 11, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2023
How they voted
64–47
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic76
84% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
7
Aug 11, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 072-036-000
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
lower
May 19, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-003-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 007-002-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-047-000
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-010-000
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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