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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4642</title>
<shortdesc>NEUROLOGIST-AUTISM-PAMPHLET</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sue Scherer and Michael Crawford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee Hearing Apr  7 2026  4:00PM Stratton Building Room C-1 Springfield, IL  - House Floor Amendment 1</committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>225 ILCS 60/67 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee;  009-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee;  009-004-000</action>
</actions>
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