HB 4044104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4044
CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Rachel Ventura
- Cosponsors (5)
- Camille Y. Lilly, Laura Faver Dias, Nicolle Grasse, Robert "Bob" Rita, Theresa Mah
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Consumer Protection, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed56-2
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Harris, N.
May 13, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Hastings, Michael E, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Peters, Robert, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Hills, Darby A, Sims Jr., Elgie R
April 17, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed101-0
yes (101) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Gordon-Booth
excused (14) Ammons, Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Sosnowski, Jones, Stava, Stephens, Kelly, Ford, Gill, Grant
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-0
yes (9) Gill, Mary, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Mah, Theresa, Hammond, Norine K, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Mayfield, Rita, Weaver, Travis, Syed, Nabeela, Weber, Tom
February 24, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed5-2
yes (5) Buckner, Kam, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Mayfield, Rita
no (2) Weaver, Travis, Weber, Tom
not voting (2) Hammond, Norine K, Tarver II, Curtis J
Timeline 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 |
| May 8, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2026 |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000 |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| March 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 005-002-000 |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee |
| April 29, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 29, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 24, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.