Bill Sponsor
Illinois Senate Bill 3340
Session 104th
Protective Medical Equipment
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 29, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Feb 4, 2026
Latest Action
May 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3340
State
Illinois
Session
104th
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
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.
05/05/2026
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
05/05/2026
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
04/30/2026
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
04/30/2026
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
04/30/2026
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
04/30/2026
House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
04/29/2026
House
Arrived in House
04/29/2026
Senate
Third Reading - Passed; 037-018-000
04/17/2026
Senate
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026
04/13/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
04/02/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
03/25/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
03/24/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
03/23/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
03/12/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
03/11/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
03/05/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
03/05/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
03/04/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
03/04/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
03/04/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
03/04/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026
03/04/2026
Senate
Second Reading
03/04/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
03/03/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
02/27/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
02/27/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
02/26/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026
02/26/2026
Senate
Do Pass as Amended Human Rights; 006-002-000
02/26/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
02/24/2026
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
02/17/2026
Senate
Assigned to Human Rights
02/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Assignments
02/04/2026
Senate
First Reading
02/04/2026
Senate
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Sources
Record Created
Mar 2, 2026 9:58:12 PM
Record Updated
May 5, 2026 3:00:38 PM