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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Youth Mental Health Protection Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act. Provides that the General Assembly finds and declares Illinois has a compelling interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in this State and in protecting such individuals against exposure to serious harms caused by sexual orientation change efforts, also known as conversion therapy. Provides that under no circumstances shall a mental health provider engage in sexual orientation change efforts with any person in this State. Provides that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on any person in this State by a mental health provider may be considered unprofessional conduct. Provides that mental health providers found to have engaged in a sexual orientation change effort on a patient may be subject to discipline by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to renew, or take any other disciplinary action it deems warranted with regard to the license of any mental health provider issued by the Department upon a finding that the mental health provider offers or conducts conversion therapy services in violation of the Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, renaming it the Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act, and strengthens protections against conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Illinois. The bill declares that conversion therapy (attempts to change a person's sexual orientation) poses serious psychological risks, including depression, anxiety, self-destructive behavior, and increased suicide risk, as supported by numerous professional medical and mental health organizations. It prohibits mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with any person in the state, regardless of age, and establishes that such efforts can be considered unprofessional conduct. The bill empowers the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to take disciplinary action against mental health providers who offer conversion therapy, including revoking, suspending, or placing limitations on their professional license. By expanding protections beyond minors to all individuals, the bill aims to protect LGBTQ+ people from harmful therapeutic practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation, emphasizing that sexual orientation is not a disease or disorder that needs to be "cured" and that such attempts can cause significant psychological harm.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/18/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3315&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3315.htm |
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