# Illinois HB5269: GUARDIANSHIP-VARIOUS Illinois HB5269, GUARDIANSHIP-VARIOUS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-31 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0698) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5269-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5269 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: GUARDIANSHIP-VARIOUS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-07-31, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0698 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: judiciary - civil, assignments, judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (148 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Changes references from the federal Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act to the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. Provides that a majority of members of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, excluding vacancies, (instead of 6 members of the Commission) constitute a quorum. In a provision concerning regional authorities making their findings and recommendations public, provides that it shall include in any such public statement any reply made by the State agency, service provider, or other person investigated, if requested by the provider. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes changes to the definitions of "guardian" and "mental illness" and adds a definition of "under guardianship". Changes references from the Guardianship and Mental Health Advocacy Commission to the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More people qualify for advocacy services: benefit, low. The law updates who qualifies for guardianship and advocacy services. The definition covers people with certain disabilities and people who have received, requested, or may need mental health services. - Investigated parties can answer public findings: benefit, low. When a regional authority issues public findings, an investigated agency, provider, or person can ask to include a reply. Requested objections to proposed findings must also be included. - Guardianship rules focus on personal guardians: cost, low. For this Code, a guardian means a court-appointed guardian of the person, not a conservator. A person is “under guardianship” when a guardian has been appointed. - Neurocognitive disorders excluded from mental illness: cost, low. A neurocognitive disorder without psychosis no longer counts as mental illness under this Code. The law does not name a specific change to services or costs. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2026-04-30 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 70 | 34 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 13 | 3 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-07-31: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0698 (House) - 2026-07-31: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-07-31: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-16: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-034-000 (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-07: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-003-000 (House) - 2026-03-12: Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5269eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5269enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5269.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/10400HB5269eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5269enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5269.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-HB5269-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).