HB 4491104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4491
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 20
- Prime sponsors
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Meg Loughran Cappel
- Cosponsors (18)
- Carol Ammons, Celina Villanueva, Christopher Belt, David Koehler, Doris Turner, Emil Jones, III, Javier L. Cervantes, Karina Villa, Kimberly A. Lightford, Linda Holmes, Michael E. Hastings, Michael J. Kelly, Michael W. Halpin, Mike Porfirio, Patrick J. Joyce, Paul Faraci, Ram Villivalam, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Personnel and Pensions, Senate Labor (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0
yes (55) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (3) Arellano, L., Harris, N., Chesney
other (1) Murphy
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed18-0
yes (18) Balkema, Chris, Aquino, Omar, Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, DeWitte, Donald P, Chesney, Andrew S, Faraci, Paul, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Joyce, Patrick J, Peters, Robert, Martwick, Robert F, Simmons, Mike, Porfirio, Mike, Villivalam, Ram, Tracy, Jil, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Fowler, Dale
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed81-30
yes (81) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, McCombie, Faver Dias, McLaughlin, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (30) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Elik, Weaver, Weber, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (6) Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Stephens, Ford, Grant
not voting (1) Ugaste
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed8-4
yes (8) Avelar, Dagmara, Ammons, Carol, Kelly, Michael J, Deuter, Martha, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Morris, Yolonda, Vella, Dave, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (4) Moore, Kyle, Reick, Steven, Weaver, Travis, Wilhour, Blaine
February 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-4
yes (7) Vella, Dave, Yang Rohr, Janet, Avelar, Dagmara, Ammons, Carol, Kelly, Michael J, Morris, Yolonda, Kifowit, Stephanie A
no (4) Schweizer, Brandun, Reick, Steven, Weber, Tom, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (1) Deuter, Martha
Timeline 52
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Labor; 018-000-000 |
| May 4, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 4, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| May 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Labor |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-030-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-004-000 |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-004-000 |
| February 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee |
| January 20, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 20, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 20, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.