Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Vanessa Oliver was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced9
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
Health Care Patient Protection
In plain English Requires hospital emergency departments to develop policies for pediatric care, designate a pediatric coordinator, and conduct specified assessments, with the state establishing minimum standards.
Official synopsis: Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; authorizes hospital with emergency department to conduct National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; requires agency…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-105 · 2026-05-26
Medicaid Reimbursement for Private Duty Nursing Services
Defines "pediatric continuing care integrated community" for purposes of state Medicaid program; defines "geographic area" & "prevailing hourly rate"; requires Medicaid managed care plans to reimburse licensed home health agencies for private duty nursing services provided in community residential group home at certain rate; prohibits…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children
Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Preemption to the State
Prohibits counties, municipalities, & special districts, respectively, from substantially burdening free exercise of religion by adopting or enforcing certain ordinances, regulations, resolutions, rules, or other policies; prohibits local enforcement agency from denying issuance of certificate of occupancy to owner of residential or commercial property based…
FailedDied in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Provides penalty for failure by ambulatory surgical center to timely provide good faith estimate; requires AHCA to notify Division of Law Revision upon adoption of certain federal rules.
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County
Provides boundaries of Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizes Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside district; authorizes City of Punta Gorda to continue to own & maintain assets outside district; requires city & county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified…
FailedDied in State Affairs Committee · 2026-03-13
Employer Immunity from Civil Liability
Provides employers with immunity from civil liability for adverse personnel actions taken against employee or job applicant.
FailedDied in Judiciary Committee · 2026-03-13
Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services
Revises provisions relating to solicitations of sales of final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services by licensees of such services; cemetery land requirements; licensure of specified positions relating to final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services; disposal of human remains; & requirements for notices to purchasers &…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 598 · 2026-03-10
Utilities
Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 · 2026-03-09
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.