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type: "Bill"
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title: "PERSONNEL-AUTISM PREFERENCE"
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description: "Amends the Personnel Code. Provides, in provisions concerning a trainee program for persons with a disability, that \"disability\" includes a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 5256"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5256 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Harry Benton", "Paul Faraci"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-02-08"
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last_action: "2024-07-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d95c13bf-cd58-404e-ab34-b922d7413804"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5256&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153467&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "9e39cb2b40cc11a236ba1e43728cf1b4d89939fc8993b764f5bf8aed9ac03079"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5256 (103rd) — PERSONNEL-AUTISM PREFERENCE
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Amends the Personnel Code. Provides, in provisions concerning a trainee program for persons with a disability, that "disability" includes a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5256.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5256eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5256ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5256enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Labor & Commerce — **27–0** (pass) · lower
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- Health and Human Services — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Harry Benton — primary (person)
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- Paul Faraci — primary (person)
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- Adam M. Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
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- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
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- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
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- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
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- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
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- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
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- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton `filing`
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- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-03-05** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
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- **2024-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
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- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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- **2024-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2024-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2024-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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- **2024-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
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- **2024-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2024-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2024-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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- **2024-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
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- **2024-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-18** Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
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- **2024-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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- **2024-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
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- **2024-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
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- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-01** Do Pass Health and Human Services; 011-000-000
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- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
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- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2024-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
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- **2024-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-22** Effective Date July 19, 2024
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- **2024-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0699 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d95c13bf-cd58-404e-ab34-b922d7413804`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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