Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Carrie Rheingans 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.
Introduced38
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee37
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
State: interstate compacts and agreements 3Appropriations: supplemental 3Human services: medical services 3Health occupations: health professionals 3State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs 3Health: other 2
Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 – 333.25211) by adding sec. 16207.
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 · 2026-09-29
Health facilities: hospitals; use of restraint or seclusion; modify for hospitals. Amends secs. 20201 & 21734 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20201 & 333.21734).
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 · 2026-09-29
Health occupations: health professionals; titles to be used by physician's assistants; modify to allow for physician associate. Amends secs. 17011, 17060, 17072, 17082, 17511 & 18011 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17011 et seq.).
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 · 2026-09-29
Health occupations: physician's assistants; delegation of acts, tasks, or functions to licensed or unlicensed individual; modify. Amends sec. 16215 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16215).
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 · 2026-09-29
Elections: voters; denying the right to vote on the basis of sex; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 – 168.992) by adding sec. 492c.
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 08/27/2026 · 2026-09-01
Mental health: code; definition of mental health professional; expand to include physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists-certified, and allow them to perform certain examinations. Amends (See bill).
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 08/27/2026 · 2026-09-01
Higher education: financial aid; medical education debt stabilization for students program; establish. Amends sec. 4 of 1975 PA 222 (MCL 390.1154) & adds sec. 4b.
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 08/27/2026 · 2026-09-01
Elections: presidential electors; presidential electors who are elected under the agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote; clarify. Amends secs. 42, 46 & 842 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.42 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6213'26
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 07/03/2026 · 2026-07-14
Insurance: health benefits; application of amount paid by the insured or other certain parties when calculating the insured’s co-pay for a prescription drug; require under certain conditions. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 – 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406nn.
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 07/03/2026 · 2026-07-14
Elections: other; agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote; enter into. Creates new act.
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 07/03/2026 · 2026-07-14
Businesses: other; requirements for data center decommissioning, dismantling, and remediation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 – 460.11) by adding sec. 10jj. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6139'26
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 06/25/2026 · 2026-06-30
Human services: medical services; certified community behavioral health clinics; provide certification and funding for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 – 400.119b) by adding sec. 109v. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6031'26
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 06/02/2026 · 2026-06-03
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes under the death with dignity act; establish. Amends secs. 13n & 16p, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13n & 777.16p). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5825'26
Not out of committeeBill Electronically Reproduced 04/21/2026 · 2026-04-22
Housing: landlord and tenants; use of certain software to share pricing information and set rent rates; prohibit. Amends title & sec. 1 of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601) & adds sec. 1e.
Not out of committeeRe-referred To Committee On Communications And Technology · 2026-03-19
Human services: medical services; use of artificial intelligence tools to make decisions regarding claims; prohibit. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 – 400.119b) by adding sec. 107b.
Not out of committeeRe-referred To Committee On Communications And Technology · 2026-03-19
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