PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY

What it does

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

Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, for purposes of provisions in the Act concerning disability benefits, "eligible employee" includes any part-time or full-time county correctional officer or any other full-time or part-time employee of a county sheriff. Provides that, when an eligible employee suffers an injury in the line of duty that causes the employee to be unable to perform the employee's duties, the employing public entity shall continue to provide health insurance benefits on the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the injury.

Every action

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

1. May 21, 2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-017-000
2. May 21, 2026SenatePassed Both Houses
3. May 21, 2026HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
4. May 21, 2026HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
5. Jun 18, 2026SenateSent to the Governor
6. Aug 7, 2026SenateGovernor Approved
7. Aug 7, 2026SenateEffective Date January 1, 2027
8. Aug 7, 2026SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0815

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• Mary Edly-AllenD Primary sponsor · District 31
• Gregg JohnsonD Floor sponsor · District 72