HB 2961104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2961
BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT
In committee Last action May 28, 2026: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Lakesia Collins, William "Will" Davis
- Cosponsors (5)
- Camille Y. Lilly, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Kevin Schmidt, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Sonya M. Harper
Status
In committee as of May 28, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Labor and Commerce (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
April 10, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed84-27
yes (84) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Schmidt, Hoffman, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Stuart, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (27) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, La Ha, Tipsword, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (5) Ammons, Hauter, Sanalitro, Scherer, Chung
not voting (1) Meier
other (1) Briel
April 9, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed17-5
yes (17) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Benton, Harry, Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, William "Will", Ford, La Shawn K, Evans Jr., Marcus C, González Jr., Edgar, Hernandez, Barbara, Hoffman, Jay, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Mason, Joyce, Johnson, Gregg, Moylan, Martin J, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Ugaste, Dan
no (5) Bunting, Jason R, Davis, Jed, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Wilhour, Blaine, Weber, Tom
not voting (7) Du Buclet, Kimberly, Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, McLaughlin, Martin, Stava-Murray, Anne, Stephens, Brad, Williams, Jawaharial
March 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed17-5
yes (17) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Benton, Harry, Cassidy, Kelly M, Canty, Mary Beth, Davis, William "Will", Ford, La Shawn K, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, Johnson, Gregg, Mason, Joyce, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Stava-Murray, Anne, Williams, Jawaharial
no (5) Davis, Jed, Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, McLaughlin, Martin, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (5) Bunting, Jason R, González Jr., Edgar, Jones, Thaddeus, Stephens, Brad, Weber, Tom
other (2) Sanalitro, Jennifer, Ugaste, Dan
Timeline 29
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| April 16, 2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| April 16, 2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-027-001 |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-002 |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| February 6, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 6, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.