HB 2397104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2397
DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0220
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 21
- Prime sponsors
- Adriane L. Johnson, Nicolle Grasse
- Cosponsors (19)
- Amy Briel, Barbara Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly, Gregg Johnson, Hoan Huynh, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Kelly M. Cassidy, Kimberly Du Buclet, Laura Faver Dias, Lilian Jiménez, Lindsey LaPointe, Lisa Davis, Mary Beth Canty, Mary Edly-Allen, Maurice A. West, II, Michael Crawford, Nabeela Syed, Norma Hernandez, Yolonda Morris
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 Restorative Justice and Public Safety (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed33-19
yes (33) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Martwick, Guzmán, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (19) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
not voting (7) Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Halpin, Porfirio, Holmes
April 7, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed78-27
yes (78) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Aarón, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Davis, Will, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (27) Niemerg, Halbrook, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, Elik, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Grant
excused (10) Ammons, Benton, Scherer, Hoffman, Jiménez, Kelly, Kifowit, Lilly, Mayfield, Weaver
not voting (2) Hammond, Stephens
other (1) Ugaste
March 6, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Friess, David, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Hirschauer, Maura, Grasse, Nicolle, Niemerg, Adam M, Jiménez, Lilian, West II, Maurice A, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Severin, Dave
Timeline 49
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0220 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 033-019-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 24, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2025 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| April 22, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2025 |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-027-001 |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| March 6, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 010-000-000 |
| March 4, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| March 3, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 3, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| February 25, 2025 | House | Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| February 6, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| February 5, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 31, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.