# Illinois HB4284: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Illinois HB4284, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0598); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4284-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4284 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0598 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: human services, assignments, health and human services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (203 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Amends the Statute on Statutes and other various Acts. Changes all occurrences of "disabled person" to "person with a disability", changes all occurrences of "a person who is handicapped" to "a person who has a disability", changes all occurrences of "physically or mentally handicapped" to "having a physical or intellectual disability", and changes all occurrences of "visually handicapped" to "visually impaired". Replaces an outdated reference to the "Disabled Person Identification Card" with "the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card". Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes "Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program" to "Aid to the Aged, Blind or Persons with Disabilities program". Makes corresponding references in various Acts. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Adults with disabilities qualify for firefighter pensions: benefit, high. Adults over age 18 who are adjudicated as having a disability under Illinois law qualify for firefighter pension benefits. This eligibility does not apply while they receive benefits under Article III of the Illinois Public Aid Code. - Disabled children keep firefighter survivor annuities: benefit, high. An unmarried child of a qualifying firefighter can keep receiving a survivor annuity past the usual age limit when a physical or intellectual disability prevents the child from supporting themself. Existing annuity rates and family benefit limits still apply. - Disabled children keep police annuities: benefit, high. A child who qualifies for a police pension annuity can keep receiving it past the usual age limit when a physical or intellectual disability prevents the child from supporting themself. The child must otherwise qualify for the annuity. - Consent rules for Medicaid bank records: mixed, low. For an initial or renewed Medicaid eligibility review, a bank can send records to a state department only with the customer’s written, notarized, and witnessed consent. The consent must limit disclosure to the department for that review. Banks must provide records within 10 days or as soon as pract… - Monthly disability benefits for firefighter children: mixed, low. A qualifying unmarried dependent child of a firefighter receiving duty-disability or occupational-disease benefits can receive $30 per month. A child with a physical or intellectual disability can continue receiving the benefit after age 18 while dependent on the firefighter. Duty-disability child… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Cochran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0598 (House) - 2026-07-24: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Pension Note Filed (House) - 2026-04-28: Assigned to Health and Human Services (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-21: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-13: Pension Note Filed (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-03-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2026-03-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-03-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-03-16: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-02-24: Assigned to Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: First Reading (House) - 2026-01-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2026-01-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-01-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4284.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4284-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).