HB4491 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
Last Action
2/26/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Hearings
Personnel & Pensions Committee Hearing Feb 26 2026 10:00AM Capitol Building 122 and Virtual Room 3 Springfield, IL
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 345/1  from Ch. 70, par. 91
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, whenever an eligible employee suffers any injury or illness in the line of duty (rather than suffers any injury in the line of duty) which causes that employee to be unable to perform the employee's duties, the employee shall continue to be paid by the employing public entity on the same gross pay basis, inclusive of all pensionable salary, as the employee was paid before the injury (rather than paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as he was paid before the injury), with no deduction from and with continued accrual of any sick leave credits (rather than with no deduction from his sick leave credits) and specified other compensation, with other requirements. Makes technical changes.
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/20/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
1/20/2026HouseFirst Reading
1/20/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026HouseAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
2/24/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2/25/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2/25/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-004-000
2/26/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate