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IL HB5649: DFPR-AI-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE

Dead/Failed Illinois · 2023–2024 session

Last verified Oct 19, 2026 · official bill text

HB5649 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Jan 7, 2025.

What do these statuses mean?
Introduced
Filed in the legislature; may be waiting for a committee hearing.
Passed a chamber
Approved by one or both chambers; awaiting further action.
Enacted
Signed into law, or became law without a signature or over a veto.
Effective date
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Dead / vetoed
Vetoed, failed, or the session ended without action.

In one paragraph

Illinois's HB 5649 (103rd General Assembly) would have made it an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act for a licensed mental health professional to provide mental health services through AI without first obtaining the patient's informed consent and disclosing the use of AI tools, with matching grounds for discipline in the professional licensing Acts. It was not passed before the 103rd General Assembly ended (Session Sine Die, January 7, 2025).

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. It would have required licensed mental health professionals to get informed consent and disclose AI use, with discipline and Consumer Fraud Act exposure.

Key provisions

  1. It would be an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act for a licensed mental health professional to provide mental health services to a patient through AI without first obtaining informed consent to the use of AI tools and disclosing their use
  2. Corresponding grounds for discipline would be added to the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act
  3. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation could adopt rules to regulate the use of AI tools to provide mental health services
  4. Introduced February 9, 2024; assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee March 12, 2024; re-referred to Rules April 5, 2024; Session Sine Die January 7, 2025

Latest legislative action

Jan 7, 2025. Session Sine Die

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-021

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI HealthcareAI Transparency

Affected industries

Healthcare

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