Illinois · House Bill 4848 · 104th General Assembly

PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

HB 4848 Sponsored by Nabeela Syed In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act. Provides that all individual in the State have the right to wear protective medical equipment in any place of public accommodation where they have a lawful right to be without obligation to disclose health status or any other protected information, and no person, entity, or authority shall deny, restrict, or infringe upon this right. Provides that operators and…

Read the full title (167 words)

Creates the Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act. Provides that all individual in the State have the right to wear protective medical equipment in any place of public accommodation where they have a lawful right to be without obligation to disclose health status or any other protected information, and no person, entity, or authority shall deny, restrict, or infringe upon this right. Provides that operators and public officials shall not discriminate against or penalize medical device wearers for exercising their right to wear protective medical equipment. Provides that discrimination under the Act includes, but is not limited to: denial of service; eviction from premises; any form of harassment to remove or refrain from wearing such equipment for any amount of time; specified actions taken by employers; and provision of unequal goods, services, facilities, advantages, or accommodations. Sets forth provisions concerning the protection against retaliation, the exceptions for security requirements, operational safety, age and identity restricted products, and financial institution customer identification, and an undue hardship exemption. Effective immediately.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  1. HouseFirst Reading
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee · House Judiciary - Civil
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

All 10 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.