HB 4284 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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 Replaces an outdated reference to the "Disabled Person Identification Card" with "the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card".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 status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Apr 21, 2026 Signed Jul 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Jul 24, 2026

MINOR

The primary change is the update of the bill title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the legislation has completed its final legislative steps and is ready for signing into law. No substantive policy changes, such as new definitions, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were made in this version.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the bill's final 'Enrolled' status, confirming it has passed all legislative stages.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 16, 2026

How they voted

58–0

Passed

Total votes 58

May 21, 2026

D Democratic39

39 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 24, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000

upper

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Health and Human Services

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors