HB 1278104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1278
VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 21
- Prime sponsors
- Daniel Didech, Mary Edly-Allen
- Cosponsors (19)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Brad Stephens, Camille Y. Lilly, Chris Balkema, Christopher Belt, Dale Fowler, Doris Turner, Graciela Guzmán, Hoan Huynh, Javier L. Cervantes, Joyce Mason, Karina Villa, Kelly M. Cassidy, Laura M. Murphy, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Michael W. Halpin, Mike Simmons, Rachel Ventura, Terri Bryant
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Labor and Commerce, Senate Labor (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed56-1
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
no (1) Bryant
not voting (2) Loughran Cappel, Plummer
April 30, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed17-0
yes (17) Balkema, Chris, Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, Chesney, Andrew S, Fowler, Dale, Faraci, Paul, Joyce, Patrick J, Holmes, Linda, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Porfirio, Mike, Peters, Robert, Tracy, Jil, Simmons, Mike, Villivalam, Ram, Villanueva, Celina, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (2) Aquino, Omar, DeWitte, Donald P
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed110-0
yes (110) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (5) Ammons, Scherer, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering
March 19, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed17-0
yes (17) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Benton, Harry, Cassidy, Kelly M, Didech, Daniel, Ford, La Shawn K, Evans Jr., Marcus C, González Jr., Edgar, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Johnson, Gregg, Mason, Joyce, Moylan, Martin J, Ortíz, Aarón M, Stava-Murray, Anne, Ugaste, Dan, Stephens, Brad, Williams, Jawaharial
not voting (12) Bunting, Jason R, Davis, Jed, Davis, William "Will", Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, Jiménez, Lilian, Jones, Thaddeus, McLaughlin, Martin, Olickal, Kevin John, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Wilhour, Blaine, Weber, Tom
Timeline 50
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 29, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| May 28, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 14, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Labor; 017-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Labor |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-000-000 |
| March 19, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| March 12, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| March 11, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 11, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
| February 11, 2025 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 13, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.