HB 2459104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2459
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING LICENSURE
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0228
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 13
- Prime sponsors
- Natalie A. Manley, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- Cosponsors (11)
- Amy Elik, Anthony DeLuca, Chris Balkema, Dagmara Avelar, Hoan Huynh, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Jawaharial Williams, Joyce Mason, Michael J. Coffey, Jr., Regan Deering, Steven Reick
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 Financial Institutions and Licensing, Senate Licensed Activities (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
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
April 30, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Jones III, Emil, Hastings, Michael E, McClure, Steve
not voting (2) Syverson, Dave, Villivalam, Ram
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed114-0
yes (114) 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, Cabello, 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, 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, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
March 11, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Davidsmeyer, Christopher, Croke, Margaret, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Elik, Amy, Mayfield, Rita, Manley, Natalie A, Williams, Jawaharial, Ugaste, Dan
Timeline 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0228 |
| 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; 058-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 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 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; 012-000-000 |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| February 3, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.