Bill Text: IL SB0186 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides for a temporary permit, which is a 3-year, non-renewable authorization to practice in this State, for active duty military members, military spouses, and veterans. Provides eligibility and application requirements for a temporary permit. Provides that temporary permits are valid for 3 years from the date of issuance and shall not be renewed. Provides that a temporary permitholder may practice within the scope of the permitholder's out-of-state license if the permitholder complies with all State laws, rules, regulations, and standards of practice applicable to the permitholder's profession. Provides that a temporary permit shall not be issued for a profession requiring emergency or public safety certifications unless the issuance of the temporary permit is authorized by the licensing board of the profession. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; permanent licensure; and rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-17 - Referred to Assignments [SB0186 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB0186-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0186 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides for a temporary permit, which is a 3-year, non-renewable authorization to practice in this State, for active duty military members, military spouses, and veterans. Provides eligibility and application requirements for a temporary permit. Provides that temporary permits are valid for 3 years from the date of issuance and shall not be renewed. Provides that a temporary permitholder may practice within the scope of the permitholder's out-of-state license if the permitholder complies with all State laws, rules, regulations, and standards of practice applicable to the permitholder's profession. Provides that a temporary permit shall not be issued for a profession requiring emergency or public safety certifications unless the issuance of the temporary permit is authorized by the licensing board of the profession. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; permanent licensure; and rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2026.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 2105-410 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new)
Sec. 2105-410. Temporary professional licensure for
military members, military spouses, and veterans.
(a) The purpose of this Section is to facilitate
employment opportunities for active-duty military members,
military spouses, and veterans by allowing temporary practice
under an out-of-state professional license while completing
State licensure requirements.
(b) As used in this Section:
"Active-duty military member" means a person serving in
the United States Armed Forces on active duty.
"Military spouse" means the spouse of an active-duty
military member.
"Professional license or certificate" means a license,
permit, certification, or other authorization required by law
to practice or work in a profession or occupation.
"Temporary permit" means a 3-year, non-renewable

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authorization to practice in this State under this Section.
"Veteran" means an individual who has served in the United
States Armed Forces and received an honorable or general
discharge.
(c) To be eligible for a temporary permit, an applicant
must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant must be an active-duty military
member, military spouse, or veteran.
(2) The applicant must hold a valid, unencumbered
professional license or certificate in good standing from
another state.
(3) The applicant must provide proof of:
(A) residency in this State or relocation to this
State due to military orders; and
(B) the applicant's military status or the
applicant's spouse's military status, which may be
established through a military identification card, a
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(DD-214), or equivalent documentation.
The Department shall issue a temporary permit upon the
receipt of a completed application and a verification of
eligibility. Temporary permits are valid for 3 years from the
date of issuance and shall not be renewed.
(d) A temporary permitholder may practice within the scope
of the permitholder's out-of-state license if the permitholder
complies with all State laws, rules, regulations, and

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standards of practice applicable to the permitholder's
profession.
(e) To obtain a permanent State license, a temporary
permitholder must meet all State licensure requirements before
the expiration of the 3-year period under subsection (c).
Failure to obtain permanent licensure within the 3-year
period under subsection (c) shall result in the termination of
the temporary permit.
(f) A temporary permit shall not be issued for a
profession that requires a licensee to have emergency or
public safety certifications unless the issuance of the
temporary permit is authorized by the licensing board of the
profession.
This Section does not apply to a license governed by an
interstate licensure compact unless the applicable interstate
licensure compact provides otherwise.
(g) The Department may adopt rules necessary to implement
this Section.