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NEUROLOGIST-AUTISM-PAMPHLET

What this bill does

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.

Sponsor: Sue Scherer Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-01-28
Stuck
P(Advance)
3.6%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 235 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$166,498.00 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Sue Scherer Chief sponsor 76 $166,498.00 Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($15,000.00); Operating Engineers ($13,500.00); Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($12,500.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $15,000.00
Operating Engineers — — 5 $13,500.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $12,500.00
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education — — 3 $11,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee — — 3 $11,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $10,500.00
Local 137 — — 2 $10,000.00
United Assn of Journeymen — — 2 $10,000.00
Downstate IL Laborers District Council PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
Ameren Illinois — — 4 $6,000.00
Local Union 193 IBEW Comm for Responsible Govt Fund — — 2 $6,000.00
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund — — 1 $5,000.00
Sue Scherer Illinois State Representative State of Illiinois 2 $3,348.00
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 1 $3,000.00
Downstate Democratic Caucus — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE — — 3 $2,500.00
Decatur Building & Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO — — 3 $2,500.00
IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund — — 1 $2,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $2,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
PCI Gaming Authority — — 1 $2,000.00
IBEW 146 PAC Check-Off Account — — 2 $2,000.00
AFSCME — — 1 $2,000.00
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation — — 1 $2,000.00
NRG Energy — — 1 $1,750.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

4 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-17 — Assigned toHealth Care Availability & Accessibility Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-01-28 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Sue Scherer House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-02-03 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2026-02-03 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2026-02-17 Committee Assignment
Assigned toHealth Care Availability & Accessibility Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2026-01-28 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Sue Scherer House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-03 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-03 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2026-02-17 House Assigned toHealth Care Availability & Accessibility Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —