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HB 3628

$DPH-HIV/AIDS

104th Regular Session Introduced by Kelly Cassidy and 5 co-sponsors

The bill funds expanded HIV prevention, treatment, housing, and related supports to end Illinois’s HIV epidemic by 2030, with strong equity focus for Black, Latino/a/x, and LGBTQIA

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3628

Summary — HB 3628 (House Amendment 001) — “$DPH‑HIV/AIDS”

Status: Introduced March 3, 2025; House Committee Amendment No. 1 filed March 18, 2025 (replaced original text); re‑referred to Rules Committee (Rule 19). Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025.

Purpose / Intent

The bill funds and expands statewide HIV prevention, treatment, surveillance, supportive housing, and related services to advance the Getting to Zero‑Illinois Plan 2.0 goal of ending the HIV epidemic in Illinois by 2030. It prioritizes racial health equity and access to PrEP, HIV treatment (including rapid start), and wraparound supports for people living with or vulnerable to HIV — particularly Black, Latino/a/x, and LGBTQIA communities.

Key provisions and programmatic changes

  • Legislative findings emphasizing (a) the effectiveness of evidence‑based HIV prevention (PrEP) and Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) treatment, and (b) barriers (housing, income, mental health, stigma, access to care).
  • A directive that no less than 50% of funds appropriated to the Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Health Protection: AIDS/HIV Division be used for programs serving minority populations.
  • Multiple targeted appropriations to DPH for FY2026 (see “Key appropriations” below).
  • Establishes/expands programs including:
    • PrEP4Illinois client navigation and medication access, with funding to build systems allowing the program to pay for ancillary services (office visits, labs) for uninsured and underinsured participants.
    • Permanent supportive housing grants for people living with HIV with wraparound services and linkages (behavioral health, employment, benefits assistance).
    • Funding for surveillance and seroprevalence studies.
    • Support for Ryan White CARE Act–related services.
    • Grants to reduce HIV disparities (including a specific appropriation from the African‑American HIV/AIDS Response Fund).
    • (Original bill language related to a Rapid Start pilot and an HIV Treatment Innovation Coordinator was present in the introduced version; Amendment 001 emphasizes different appropriations — see appropriations below.)

Key appropriations (as amended)

  • Payable from General Revenue Fund:
    • AIDS/HIV education, drugs, services, counseling, testing, outreach, correctional facility CTRPN, notifications — $27,562,400
    • Grants to reduce disparities between African Americans and other groups — $4,000,000
    • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program — $720,000
  • Payable from Public Health Services Fund:
    • AIDS/HIV prevention programs — $7,250,000
    • Surveillance and seroprevalence studies — $2,750,000
    • Ryan White/CARE Act–related services — $100,000,000
  • Payable from Quality of Life Endowment Fund:
    • HIV/AIDS prevention and education grants/expenses — $1,000,000
  • From African‑American HIV/AIDS Response Fund:
    • Grants and administrative expenses to reduce disparities among African Americans — $15,000,000
  • Additional General Revenue Fund appropriations:
    • Getting to Zero‑Illinois plan (GTZ) programs — $5,500,000
    • STI prevention/screening/treatment support — $500,000
    • PrEP4Illinois navigation and system/ancillary cost support — $2,000,000
    • Permanent supportive housing for people with HIV (wraparound services) — $2,800,000
  • Amendment’s total indicated appropriation figure: approximately $143,282,400 (aggregate across listed funds).

Who is affected

  • Department of Public Health (program administration and grantee oversight).
  • People living with HIV (PLWH) — increased treatment, housing, and supportive services.
  • At‑risk and uninsured/underinsured individuals — expanded PrEP access and navigation.
  • Community‑based organizations, Ryan White providers, housing service providers, correctional‑facility health programs.
  • Priority focus on Black, Latino/a/x, and LGBTQIA populations through set‑aside and targeted grant funding.

Legislative path and procedural notes

  • Sponsor: Rep. Hoan Huynh; cosponsors include Nicolle Grasse, Suzanne M. Ness, Norma Hernandez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Laura Faver Dias.
  • Companion bill: SB 1268.
  • Key actions: Referred to Appropriations‑Health & Human Services; committee hearings and substitute considered in April 2025; read 2nd time and placed on General State Calendar late April; House Amendment No. 1 filed March 18, 2025 and re‑referred to Rules Committee July 1, 2025. Current status: pending in Rules Committee (as of latest recorded action).

This summary reflects the text substituted by House Amendment No. 1 (filed March 18, 2025).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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