# Illinois HB4491: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY

Illinois HB4491, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4491
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0611
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 20
- Subjects: personnel & pensions, assignments, labor
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (169 yes, 38 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, whenever an eligible employee suffers any injury or illness in the line of duty (rather than suffers any injury in the line of duty) which causes that employee to be unable to perform the employee's duties, the employee shall continue to be paid by the employing public entity on the same gross pay basis, inclusive of all pensionable salary, as the employee was paid before the injury (rather than paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as he was paid before the injury), with no deduction from and with continued accrual of any sick leave credits (rather than with no deduction from his sick leave credits) and specified other compensation, with other requirements. Makes technical changes.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local first responders get illness pay: mixed, medium. Eligible full-time local-government police officers and firefighters, including certain paramedics, get continued pay when a line-of-duty illness keeps them from working. The illness must lead to a disaster or emergency declaration by a state, county, or city official. Pay uses pre-illness gross pa…
- Public workers keep pay after injuries: mixed, medium. Eligible public employees who cannot work after a line-of-duty injury keep receiving pre-injury gross pay, including pensionable salary, for up to one year. Sick and vacation leave and pension-service credits continue to build, and sick leave and overtime comp time are not deducted. Coverage includ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Emil Jones, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Holmes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Labor; | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 81 | 30 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; | pass | 8 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; | pass | 7 | 4 |   |

## Actions (52)

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

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491enr.pdf)
- House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491ham001.pdf)
- House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491ham002.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491.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/10400HB4491eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491enr.pdf)
- [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491ham001.pdf)
- [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491ham002.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4491.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4491-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).