---
type: "Bill"
title: "FAMILY CAREGIVER-DISABLD ADULT"
description: "Amends the Family Caregiver Act. Makes the Act applicable to family caregivers for adults over age 18 who are disabled. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2461"
citation: "Illinois HB 2461 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-17"
last_action: "2005-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d3cbc6e-0b3f-437e-a41f-b3dd41ab584c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2461&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17524&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "13912202efbfd0cd6f4b02a0cdcc6c79aa9bbd5609244f1cad9dd492d7a5605d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2461 (94th) — FAMILY CAREGIVER-DISABLD ADULT

Amends the Family Caregiver Act. Makes the Act applicable to family caregivers for adults over age 18 who are disabled. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2461&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17524&DocNum=2461&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2461eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17524&DocNum=2461&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2461enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17524&DocNum=2461&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2005-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2005
- **2005-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0336 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d3cbc6e-0b3f-437e-a41f-b3dd41ab584c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).