Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4284: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
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 Replaces an outdated reference to the "Disabled Person Identification Card" with "the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card".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.
What the bill says
An act concerning persons with disabilities.
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning persons with disabilities. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 2. The Statute on Statutes is amended by changing Section 1.37 as follows: (5 ILCS 70/1.37) Sec. 1.37. Intellectual disability. Except where the context indicates otherwise, in any rule, contract, or other document a reference to the term "mental retardation" shall be considered a reference to the term "intellectual disability" and a reference to a mentally retarded person or a similar reference shall be considered a reference to a person with an intellectual disability; and a reference to the term "mentally handicapped" shall be considered a reference to the term "intellectual disability" and a reference to a mentally handicapped person or a similar reference shall be considered a reference to a person with an intellectual disability. The use of either "mental retardation" or "intellectually disabled", or "mentally retarded" or "mentally handicapped" or "person with an intellectual disability" shall not invalidate any rule, contract, or other document. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly or in any other Act replacing the term "mentally HB4284 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 15221 KTG 28370 b handicapped" with "intellectual disability" is intended to make any substantive change to eligibility, benefits, or coverage under any provision of law. The …
Sponsors
- Justin Cochran (D, 55) · primary sponsor
- Natalie A. Manley (D, 98)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Lindsey LaPointe (D, 19)
- Yolonda Morris (D, 9)
- Suzanne M. Ness (D, 66)
- Amy Briel (D, 76)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (D, 2)
- Laura M. Murphy (D, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0598
- : Effective Date January 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- : Second Reading
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Votes
- Third Reading - Passed (May 21, 2026): 59 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Health and Human Services (May 6, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 16, 2026): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee (April 15, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee (March 19, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 210 - Public Health, ILCS 765 - Property, Taxation, to increase the market value threshold amount for which tangible personal property is exempt from state ad valorem tax, ILCS 5 - Government, ILCS 205 - Financial Regulation, ILCS 705 - Courts, ILCS 320 - Aging, ILCS 35 - Revenue
Common questions
- What is HB4284?
- HB4284 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
- What does HB4284 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning persons with disabilities.
- What is the status of HB4284?
- Signed into law as of July 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0598 (July 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4284?
- Justin Cochran (D, 55), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4284?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4284&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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