HB 1615104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1615
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Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 11
- Prime sponsors
- Anthony DeLuca, Christopher Belt
- Cosponsors (9)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Brad Halbrook, Dave Vella, Doris Turner, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Jay Hoffman, Laura M. Murphy, Patrick Windhorst, Rachel Ventura
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 Counties and Townships, Senate Local Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) 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, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Loughran Cappel
May 7, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Faraci, Paul, Arellano Jr., Li, Harriss, Erica, Johnson, Adriane, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Jones III, Emil, Ventura, Rachel, Turner, Sally J, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Harris III, Napoleon
April 10, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed112-0
yes (112) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, 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, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (6) Ammons, Hauter, Sanalitro, Scherer, Chung, Crespo
March 6, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed11-0
yes (11) Bunting, Jason R, Briel, Amy, Didech, Daniel, Deering, Regan, Hoffman, Jay, Halbrook, Brad, Ness, Suzanne M, McLaughlin, Martin, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry"
February 27, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Bunting, Jason R, Briel, Amy, Halbrook, Brad, Deering, Regan, Manley, Natalie A, Hoffman, Jay, Ness, Suzanne M, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry"
not voting (1) McLaughlin, Martin
Timeline 41
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192 |
| 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 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 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 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 3, 2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| March 6, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 |
| March 5, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| March 4, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 4, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| February 27, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 27, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 |
| February 18, 2025 | House | Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 23, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.