IL HB4606 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-1)
Status: Enrolled on May 20 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 20 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the purpose of the amendatory Act is to authorize the Department of Human Services to identify, develop, and manage the administrative infrastructure needed to support existing and future short-term universal newborn home visiting services. Provides that in carrying out this work, the Department may consider the recommendations contained in the Early Childhood Comprehensive Services grant report when adopting rules to support implementation. Provides that by January 1, 2028, the Department of Human Services may do the following: (1) create and maintain a list of the voluntary universal newborn home visiting models that align with the State's priorities for approach and outcomes and that may inform future local implementation or support existing State grants; (2) coordinate with relevant State agencies to support implementation of State-administered funding for local programs; request, collect, and report available data from universal newborn home visiting implementers and develop recommendations for future data collection and data infrastructure; and develop criteria for prioritizing future State funding, including the identification of communities for potential universal newborn home visiting implementation; and (3) consult, coordinate, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders when designing the infrastructure to support universal newborn home visiting services. Provides that funds received for the purposes of the amendatory Act shall supplement, and not supplant, existing or new federal, State, or local funding for these universal newborn home visiting services. Permits the Department to adopt rules. Effective July 1, 2027.
Title
DHS-NEWBORN HOME VISITING
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2026-05-31 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2026-05-31 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 049-008-000 |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; 007-000-000 |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-031-000 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 2026-03-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-02-25 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
