IL HB4842 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Enrolled on May 20 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 20 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Removes a provision concerning the exceptions to the confidentiality privileges established under the Act for any communication made by an employee of an emergency services provider, law enforcement agency, or peer support advisor in a peer support counseling session. In provisions concerning the confidentiality privileges applied to any communication made by an employee of an emergency services provider, law enforcement agency, or peer support advisor in a peer support counseling session, provides that the privileges do not apply if: (1) the communication indicates an intent to engage in conduct likely to result in imminent death or serious physical injury to the participant or another individual; (2) the person receiving the peer support counseling session or critical incident stress management services discloses information that is required to be reported under the mandated reporting laws, including, but not limited to, the reporting of maltreatment of minors or the reporting of maltreatment of vulnerable adults, provided the disclosure is only for the purpose of reporting maltreatment and limited to information necessary to make such a report; (3) the participant expressly waives the privilege or gives consent to disclosure of the privileged communication; (4) the participant is deceased and the surviving spouse or the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased participant expressly waives the privilege or gives consent to disclosure of the privileged communication; or (5) the participant sought or obtained the peer support counseling services or critical incident stress management services to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit what the participant knew, or reasonably should have known, was a fraud or other crime. Defines terms.
Title
FIRST RESPONDER-STRESS SERVICE
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2026 |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-01 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-01 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2026-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-03-19 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-19 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 840 | 20 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 5 | 840 | 23 | New Code | See Bill Text |
