# Illinois HB4848: PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Illinois HB4848, PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Nabeela Syed (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-13 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4848
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- Sponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: judiciary - civil
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Creates the Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act. Provides that all individual in the State have the right to wear protective medical equipment in any place of public accommodation where they have a lawful right to be without obligation to disclose health status or any other protected information, and no person, entity, or authority shall deny, restrict, or infringe upon this right. Provides that operators and public officials shall not discriminate against or penalize medical device wearers for exercising their right to wear protective medical equipment. Provides that discrimination under the Act includes, but is not limited to: denial of service; eviction from premises; any form of harassment to remove or refrain from wearing such equipment for any amount of time; specified actions taken by employers; and provision of unequal goods, services, facilities, advantages, or accommodations. Sets forth provisions concerning the protection against retaliation, the exceptions for security requirements, operational safety, age and identity restricted products, and financial institution customer identification, and an undue hardship exemption. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House)
- 2026-03-27: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House)
- 2026-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House)
- 2026-02-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House)
- 2026-02-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4848.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4848.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-HB4848-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).