IL HB 4491

enacted

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 4491 pass?

Yes. IL HB 4491 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-24): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611

What is IL HB 4491 about?

IL HB 4491 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY”.

Who sponsors IL HB 4491?

Meg Loughran Cappel, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. are the primary sponsors of IL HB 4491, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-25
Latest action: 2026-07-24 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-24
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611
became-law
2026-07-24
Effective Date January 1, 2027
2026-07-24
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2026-06-18
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2026-05-20
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2026-05-20
Passed Both Houses
2026-05-20
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001
passage,reading-3
2026-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
2026-05-14
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-05-06
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2026-05-06
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2026-05-06
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
reading-2
2026-05-06
Do Pass Labor; 018-000-000
2026-05-04
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2026-05-04
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2026-05-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2026-04-28
Assigned to Labor
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-21
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-21
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2026-04-21
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-21
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-16
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2026-04-16
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-030-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-16
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-16
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage
2026-04-16
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-004-000
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-10
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-10
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-09
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2026-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
2026-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
amendment-introduction
2026-02-26
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-02-26
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
amendment-failure
2026-02-26
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-004-000
2026-02-25
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-25
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
amendment-introduction
2026-02-24
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2026-02-17
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-20
First Reading
reading-1
2026-01-20
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
filing

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Votes

Personnel & Pensions
2026-02-26 · pass · 7-4
Member-level votes (12)
- Vella, Dave: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Schweizer, Brandun: no
- Reick, Steven: no
- Weber, Tom: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Ammons, Carol: yes
- Morris, Yolonda: yes
- Kifowit, Stephanie A: yes
- Kelly, Michael J: yes
- Deuter, Martha: not voting
Third Reading
2026-04-16 · pass · 81-30
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Briel: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Syed: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Haas: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hammond: no
- Reick: no
- Bunting: no
- Hauter: no
- Cabello: no
- Coffey: no
- Severin: no
- Sheehan: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Sosnowski: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Spain: no
- Deering: no
- Swanson: no
- La Ha: no
- Tipsword: no
- Elik: no
- Weaver: no
- Weber: no
- Meier: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Fritts: no
- Miller: no
- Windhorst: no
- Moore: no
- Rosenthal: excused
- Ryan: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Stephens: excused
- Ford: excused
- Grant: excused
- Ugaste: not voting
Personnel & Pensions, Amendment 2
2026-04-16 · pass · 8-4
Member-level votes (12)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Ammons, Carol: yes
- Kelly, Michael J: yes
- Deuter, Martha: yes
- Kifowit, Stephanie A: yes
- Morris, Yolonda: yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Moore, Kyle: no
- Reick, Steven: no
- Weaver, Travis: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
Labor
2026-05-05 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Balkema, Chris: yes
- Aquino, Omar: yes
- Cervantes, Javier L: yes
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: yes
- Chesney, Andrew S: yes
- Faraci, Paul: yes
- Hunter, Mattie: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Joyce, Patrick J: yes
- Peters, Robert: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Simmons, Mike: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
- Wilcox, Craig: yes
- Fowler, Dale: not voting
Third Reading
2026-05-20 · pass · 55-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Murphy: other
- Arellano, L.: not voting
- Harris, N.: not voting
- Chesney: not voting

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4491&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165264&SessionID=114

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