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| Bill | DHS-DISABILITY-MEDICAID-AUTISM | Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, for purposes of the Department of Human Services' disability database, "developmental disabilities" include autism spectrum disorders. In connection with Medicaid, provides that a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder shall be considered a person with a "developmental disability" or a "person with a related condition" for purposes of determining eligibility for services under Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with developmental disabilities, without regard to whether that person is also diagnosed with mental retardation and without regard to that person's IQ level, so long as the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria under those waivers. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 51 | Illinois SB 51 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 63 | 2 | 2007-01-31 | 2007-08-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/d2b65278-d7d0-46e2-b34e-5d0c38fc53b1 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=51&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27261&SessionID=51&GA=95 | f9e99b3252b14ce701a530741c1c2c31f3342188b9d311ed802b5f8eead7db58 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 51 (95th) — DHS-DISABILITY-MEDICAID-AUTISM
Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, for purposes of the Department of Human Services' disability database, "developmental disabilities" include autism spectrum disorders. In connection with Medicaid, provides that a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder shall be considered a person with a "developmental disability" or a "person with a related condition" for purposes of determining eligibility for services under Home and Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with developmental disabilities, without regard to whether that person is also diagnosed with mental retardation and without regard to that person's IQ level, so long as the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria under those waivers. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry R. Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
- James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Dunn — cosponsor (person)
- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
filing - 2007-01-31 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-07 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2007-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2007-02-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-03-08 Postponed - Human Services
- 2007-03-14 Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- 2007-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- 2007-03-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
- 2007-03-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett
amendment-passage - 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- 2007-03-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2007-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
reading-3 - 2007-04-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2007-04-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2007-04-25 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- 2007-04-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-30 Assigned to Disability Services Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2007-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2007-05-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-05-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-05-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- 2007-05-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-17 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-17 Effective Date August 17, 2007
- 2007-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0251
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d2b65278-d7d0-46e2-b34e-5d0c38fc53b1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).