HB 2436104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2436
PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 21
- Prime sponsors
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Omar Aquino
- Cosponsors (19)
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Adriane L. Johnson, Ann M. Williams, Barbara Hernandez, Celina Villanueva, Dagmara Avelar, Edgar González, Jr., Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Graciela Guzmán, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Javier L. Cervantes, Karina Villa, Mark L. Walker, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Norma Hernandez, Robert Peters, Thaddeus Jones, Theresa Mah
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 Immigration and Human Rights, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 30, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed37-19
yes (37) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, 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
May 21, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed9-4
yes (9) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Murphy, Laura M
no (4) Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
April 10, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed68-41
yes (68) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Hoffman, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (41) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Ryan, Schmidt, Coffey, Schweizer, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gill, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (4) Ammons, Hauter, Sanalitro, Scherer
March 5, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-4
yes (8) Harper, Sonya M, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Hernandez, Barbara, Jiménez, Lilian, Hernandez, Norma, Mah, Theresa, Ortíz, Aarón M
no (4) Meier, Charles, Niemerg, Adam M, Tipsword, Dennis, Severin, Dave
Timeline 52
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 24, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000 |
| May 23, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2025 |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000 |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| May 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-041-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 5, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-004-000 |
| March 5, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 4, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee |
| February 27, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 27, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| February 27, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| February 25, 2025 | House | Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 3, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.