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HB2541 - 104th General Assembly
PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1705/3.5 new
405 ILCS 5/1-106from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106
405 ILCS 80/2-3from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1802-3
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Expands the definition of "developmental disability" to include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome. Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Expands the definition of "severe and multiple impairments" to include a substantial disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome. Exempts persons diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome from any assessment or evaluation to measure cognitive functioning or IQ for purposes of making determinations on whether such persons have severe and multiple impairments eligible for home-based and community-based services. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to include Prader-Willi syndrome as a developmental disability in any rule defining the term "developmental disability" and in any rule listing specific medical conditions or disabilities eligible for developmental disability services provided by the Department. Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, except where the context indicates otherwise: (i) in any rule, contract, or other document the term "developmental disability" shall include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome; and (ii) whenever there is a reference in any Act to "development disability" the term shall be construed to include a disability attributable to Prader-Willi syndrome.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/04/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 2/04/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/04/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/11/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2/14/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2/24/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2/26/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/06/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 3/12/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 3/12/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/12/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 3/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 3/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/13/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 3/21/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/28/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |