Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 14 D cosponsors

HB4642      — NEUROLOGIST-AUTISM-PAMPHLET

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill requires neurologists to provide autism support service pamphlets to families after a diagnosis.

This bill amends the Medical Practice Act to require pediatric neurologists and other physicians to give a pamphlet listing local autism-specific support services to families during follow-up appointments after an autism diagnosis in a child.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families will receive important information about local autism support services following their child's diagnosis.

Summary

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, a pamphlet listing autism-specific support services in the area.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026

  3. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026

  4. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Harmon

  5. Second Reading

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive

  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments

  9. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026

  11. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  12. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

  13. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  18. Assigned to Health and Human Services

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  20. Referred to Assignments

  21. First Reading

  22. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  24. Arrive in Senate

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  26. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-028-001

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  29. Second Reading - Short Debate

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  33. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  37. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  38. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  39. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  40. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  41. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  42. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 009-004-000

  43. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  45. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  46. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer

  47. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  48. Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 009-004-000

  49. Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

  50. Referred to Rules Committee

  51. First Reading

  52. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 32 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (168)

168 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Executive

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0400
Democrat 9000
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 28 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 650010
Republican 127011
Unaffiliated 0102
Total 6628023
% of votes cast 56%24%0%20%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Jacobs — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Hernandez, Lisa — Not Voting
Aarón M. Ortíz Democrat Yea
Abdelnasser Rashid Democrat Yea
Amy Briel Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Yea
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Not Voting
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Yea
Jawaharial Williams Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Justin Cochran Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Not Voting
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Not Voting
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Margaret A. DeLaRosa Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Martha Deuter Democrat Not Voting
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Rick Ryan Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sharon Chung Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Not Voting
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Nay
Amy Elik Republican Nay
Amy L. Grant Republican Nay
Blaine Wilhour Republican Not Voting
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Bradley Fritts Republican Nay
Brandun Schweizer Republican Not Voting
Charles Meier Republican Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Not Voting
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Nay
Dave Severin Republican Nay
David Friess Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Not Voting
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jason R. Bunting Republican Nay
Jed Davis Republican Nay
Jeff Keicher Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Not Voting
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Not Voting
Kyle Moore Republican Nay
Martin McLaughlin Republican Nay
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Nay
Nicole La Ha Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Not Voting
Patrick Sheehan Republican Nay
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Regan Deering Republican Not Voting
Ryan Spain Republican Nay
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Not Voting
William E Hauter Republican Nay

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Health Care Availability & Access

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Republican 0401
Total 9401
% of votes cast 64%29%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Nay
Nicole La Ha Republican Nay
William E Hauter Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Health Care Availability & Access

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Republican 0401
Total 9401
% of votes cast 64%29%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Justin Cochran Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Nay
Nicole La Ha Republican Nay
William E Hauter Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB4642      do?
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, a pamphlet listing autism-specific support services in the area.
Who sponsors HB4642     ?
HB4642      is sponsored by Don Harmon, Sue Scherer (Democrat), Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Michael Crawford (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Norma Hernandez (Democrat), Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democrat), Nicolle Grasse (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Kam Buckner (Democrat), Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democrat), Lisa Davis (Democrat), and Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB4642     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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