HB4606 - 104th General Assembly

DHS-NEWBORN HOME VISITING
Last Action
2/25/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1305/10-85 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to design, implement, and maintain a statewide program to provide voluntary short-term universal newborn home visiting services to all Illinois families with newborn infants for the purpose of promoting the physical, mental, and social well-being of newborn infants and their parents or caregivers. Requires the Department to: (i) consider recommendations from the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant report when adopting rules to implement the universal newborn home visiting program; and (ii) consult, coordinate, and collaborate with specified stakeholders when designing the universal newborn home visiting program. Contains provisions concerning grant awards for the establishment or expansion of local universal newborn home visiting programs; criteria for the selection of eligible service models; program requirements; program data collection and reporting; and other matters. Effective July 1, 2027.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/27/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2/03/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2/03/2026 House First Reading
2/03/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2026 House Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/13/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2/18/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2/19/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2/20/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2/24/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2/24/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2/24/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
2/24/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
2/24/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2/24/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
2/25/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
3/02/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
3/03/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
3/06/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
3/13/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
3/13/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee