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type: "Bill"
title: "DISABLED-CROHN'S/COLITIS"
description: "Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. In the definition of \"disabled\", adds Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis to the list of conditions that may lead to a severe physical or mental disability and, thus, qualify under the definition. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 986"
citation: "Illinois HB 986 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0b2ac4f-08dd-4a6f-b40c-44800bbea0a0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=986&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42568&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "67fe4be2a3d22cbd9f2efe77e68e9ab83fde43731e11c36f6cd100de3692dcdf"
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 986 (96th) — DISABLED-CROHN'S/COLITIS
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. In the definition of "disabled", adds Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis to the list of conditions that may lead to a severe physical or mental disability and, thus, qualify under the definition. 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=09600HB0986&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42568&DocNum=986&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0986eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42568&DocNum=986&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0986enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42568&DocNum=986&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0453 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0b2ac4f-08dd-4a6f-b40c-44800bbea0a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).