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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5493</title>
<shortdesc>$DHS-FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and Katie Stuart</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee Hearing Apr  9 2026  8:00AM Capitol Building 114 and Virtual Room 1 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Appropriates $600,000 from the Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund to the Department of Human Services to supply free fentanyl testing strips to public institutions of higher education. Effective July 1, 2026.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
</actions>
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