Illinois House Bill 4976

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupational Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Occupational Therapy services, and states that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. The Compact contains provisions concerning definitions; state participation in the Compact; Compact privilege; obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privileges; active duty military personnel and their spouses; adverse actions; establishment of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; a data system; rulemaking; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Occupational Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment; construction and severability; and the binding effect of the Compact and other laws.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COMPACT

Rep. Nicole La Ha [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicole La Ha

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4976&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166360&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207706&DocName=10400HB4976&DocNum=4976&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166360&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=