republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4345.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH DAY"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as \"First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day\", to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4345"
citation: "Illinois HB 4345 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b909f42d-e73a-47a3-ab96-a9e91d7b2053"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4345&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109008&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "4e1477a85ffb57654d618e1cb07b3bd24d5d399738471c7042df29e2d5e85787"
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 4345 (100th) — FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as "First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues.

## 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=10000HB4345&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109008&DocNum=4345&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4345eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109008&DocNum=4345&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4345enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109008&DocNum=4345&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `filing`
- **2018-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-04-24** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0900 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b909f42d-e73a-47a3-ab96-a9e91d7b2053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).