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type: "Bill"
title: "PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"
description: "Amends the Statute on Statutes, the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, and other various Acts. Changes all occurrences of \"the physically handicapped\" to \"persons with physical disabilities\", changes all occurrences of \"the handicapped\" or \"handicapped persons\" or \"handicapped individuals\" to \"persons with disabilities\", and changes all occurrences of \"handicapping condition\" to \"disabling condition\". Changes all occurrences of \"disabled persons\" to \"persons with disabilities\" and changes all occurrences of \"the mentally and developmentally disabled\" to \"persons with mental and developmental disabilities\". Changes the title of the \"Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act\" and all references to that Act to the \"Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act\". Changes the title of other Acts and the names of certain funds. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4049"
citation: "Illinois HB 4049 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-27"
last_action: "2015-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3329cdc6-6a25-4e1c-b163-844fec1c1238"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4049&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90263&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b17dd6a1466d295bc76a746ecbd408306aaaa0d0e8ab46fa6e1313a42415ce0f"
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 4049 (99th) — PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Amends the Statute on Statutes, the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, and other various Acts. Changes all occurrences of "the physically handicapped" to "persons with physical disabilities", changes all occurrences of "the handicapped" or "handicapped persons" or "handicapped individuals" to "persons with disabilities", and changes all occurrences of "handicapping condition" to "disabling condition". Changes all occurrences of "disabled persons" to "persons with disabilities" and changes all occurrences of "the mentally and developmentally disabled" to "persons with mental and developmental disabilities". Changes the title of the "Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act" and all references to that Act to the "Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act". Changes the title of other Acts and the names of certain funds. 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=09900HB4049&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90263&DocNum=4049&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4049eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90263&DocNum=4049&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4049enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90263&DocNum=4049&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `filing`
- **2015-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2015-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2015-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2015-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2015-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2015
- **2015-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0143 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3329cdc6-6a25-4e1c-b163-844fec1c1238`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).