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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4642</title>
<shortdesc>NEUROLOGIST-AUTISM-PAMPHLET</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sue Scherer-Camille Y. Lilly-Michael Crawford-Theresa Mah-Norma Hernandez, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Nicolle Grasse, Kelly M. Cassidy, Edgar González, Jr., Stephanie A. Kifowit and Kam Buckner</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>225 ILCS 60/67 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, a pamphlet listing autism-specific support services in the area.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 1 </synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>225 ILCS 60/67 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>410 ILCS 201/34 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act. Provides that a pediatric neurologist or any other physician who diagnoses autism in a child must provide to the child's family, at a follow-up appointment, information regarding autism-specific support services in paper form or through electronic means.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee;  009-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee;  009-004-000</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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