HB 4137104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4137
EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0595
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 12
- Prime sponsors
- Karina Villa, Michelle Mussman
- Cosponsors (10)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Cristina Castro, Janet Yang Rohr, Joyce Mason, Kevin Schmidt, Mary Edly-Allen, Mike Simmons, Rachel Ventura, Sara Feigenholtz, Stephanie A. Kifowit
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 Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed47-11
yes (47) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Lightford, Fowler, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (11) Anderson, Syverson, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (1) Rezin
April 28, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed11-2
yes (11) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina
no (2) Fowler, Dale, Rose, Chapin
not voting (2) Preston, Willie, Wilcox, Craig
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed99-5
yes (99) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Sosnowski, Jones, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
no (5) Cabello, Davis, Jed, Weaver, Fritts, Miller
excused (8) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Kelly, Delgado, Evans
not voting (6) Niemerg, Halbrook, Reick, Coffey, Ugaste, McCombie
February 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, La Ha, Nicole, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Sosnowski, Joe C, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0595 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 047-011-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-002-000 |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-005-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| October 15, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| October 15, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| September 24, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.