ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL House SponsorsRep. Lilian Jiménez, Robyn Gabel, La Shawn K. Ford, Hoan Huynh, Kevin Schmidt, Will Guzzardi, Barbara Hernandez, Norma Hernandez, Anne Stava, Lindsey LaPointe and Kelly M. Cassidy Health Care Licenses Committee Hearing Mar 27 2026 8:00AM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL <span style='text-align:right;color:red;font-size:1.0em;white-space:nowrap'>** Canceled ** </span> - House Committee Amendment 1 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 225 ILCS 2/95 new Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that none of the provisions of the Act shall prevent an unlicensed person from engaging in a standardized 5-needle protocol if the person satisfies specified conditions. Provides that the treatment utilizing the 5-needle protocol shall be limited to the insertion of disposable, sterile acupuncture needles into the ear and only in compliance with the 5-needle protocol. Provides that the application or insertion of needles anywhere else on the body of another person by a person shall be considered engaging in the practice of acupuncture without a license. 2/4/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez 2/6/2025HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 3/4/2025HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/5/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez 3/5/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/5/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 3/5/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 3/11/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt 3/17/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 3/20/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/21/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/8/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez 4/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava 3/12/2026HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/12/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/19/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 3/19/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee