Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4584: DHS-DEMENTIA TRAINING
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Requires direct service workers employed by the Department of Human Services, or an agency contracted with the Department, to provide services under the Home Services Program to complete at least 2 hours of dementia training at the start of their employment and annually thereafter. Requires the training to cover subjects concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia, safety risks, and communication and behavior. Requires the Department to provide contractors with dementia training curriculum on the required subjects. Provides that any other laws or rules that impose more rigorous dementia training for direct service workers under the Home Services Program shall apply. Exempts from the training requirements direct service workers who provide proof that they obtained equivalent dementia training in compliance with another law or rule. For personal assistants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, requires the Department to establish, in consultation with the joint training committee created under the collective bargaining agreement, different parameters and specific topics for curriculum covering dementia training.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4584Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Lisa Davis - Yolonda Morris and Michael CrawfordSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2405/3from Ch. 23, par. 3434 20 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act…
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4584Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Lisa Davis - Yolonda Morris and Michael CrawfordSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2405/3from Ch. 23, par. 3434 20 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Requiresdirect service workers employed by the Department of Human Services, or anagency contracted with the Department, to provide services under the HomeServices Program to complete at least 2 hours of dementia training at thestart of their employment and annually thereafter. Requires the trainingto cover subjects concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia, safetyrisks, and communication and behavior. Requires the Department to providecontractors with dementia training curriculum on the required subjects.Provides that any other laws or rules that impose more rigorous dementiatraining for direct service workers under the Home Services Program shallapply. Exempts from the training requirements direct service workers whoprovide proof that they obtained equivalent dementia training incompliance with another law or rule. For personal assistants covered by acollective bargaining agreement, requires the Department to establish, inconsultation with the joint training committee created under thecollective bargaining agreement, different parameters and specific topicsfor curriculum covering dementia training. LRB104 17615 KTG 31046 b LRB104 17615 KTG 31046 b LRB104 17615 KTG 31046 b A BILL FOR HB4584LRB104 17615 KTG 31046 …
Sponsors
- Lisa Davis (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Yolonda Morris (D, 9)
- Camille Y. Lilly (D, 78)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth (D, 92)
- Michael Crawford (D, 31)
- William "Will" Davis (D, 30)
- Rita Mayfield (D, 60)
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Suzanne M. Ness (D, 66)
- Carol Ammons (D, 103)
- Barbara Hernandez (D, 50)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0616
- : Effective Date January 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
- : 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 19, 2026): 59 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health (May 6, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 8, 2026): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee (March 25, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee (February 18, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 20 - Executive Branch
Common questions
- What is HB4584?
- HB4584 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): DHS-DEMENTIA TRAINING.
- What does HB4584 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4584Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Lisa Davis - Yolonda Morris and Michael CrawfordSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 2405/3from Ch. 23, par. 3434 20 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 ILCS 2405/3 from Ch. 23, par. 3434 Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act…
- What is the status of HB4584?
- Signed into law as of July 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0616 (July 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4584?
- Lisa Davis (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4584?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4584&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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