| Topic | Short Description | Legislation Link |
| Counseling Compact Act | The Compact's purpose is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services. | HB-4642 |
| Amends the School Code | Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish a program of paid internships for students enrolled in educator preparation programs in the school support personnel endorsement areas of school social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school nurse, and speech-language pathologist. | HB-2848 |
Mental Health Parity (PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE OCTOBER 30. 2025)
| Establishes reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027 or for any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer. | HB-1085 |
| Community Mental Health Library Districts | Provides that a public library district authorized to levy an annual tax under the Act shall establish a community mental health board whose members are appointed by the president of the public library district's board of trustees. | HB-1064 |
| Counselor Temporary Licensure | Establishes temporary licenses for social workers, professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, music therapists, and clinical psychologists whose license application is pending and creates termination conditions for such licenses. | HB-1365 |
| Behavioral Health Prior Authorization | Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, shall not impose any prior authorization or utilization management controls on covered behavioral health services. | HB-1448 |
| Therapy Resources Oversight (AI) | Provides that an individual, corporation, or entity may not provide, advertise, or otherwise offer therapy or psychotherapy services to the public in the State unless the therapy or psychotherapy services are conducted by an individual who is a licensed professional. Provides that a licensed professional may use an artificial intelligence system only to the extent the use of the artificial intelligence system meets the definition of permitted use of artificial intelligence systems. | HB-1806 |
| University Student Telehealth | Provides that an out-of-state health care professional may treat a patient located in this State through telehealth if the patient is a student attending an institution of higher education in this State, but is otherwise not a resident of the State when not attending the institution of higher education. | HB-2895 |
