HB 4277104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4277
NOTARIES-APPLICATION BY FELON
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0486
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 23
- Prime sponsors
- Adriane L. Johnson, Rita Mayfield
- Cosponsors (21)
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Barbara Hernandez, Carol Ammons, Daniel Didech, Edgar González, Jr., Graciela Guzmán, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kevin John Olickal, La Shawn K. Ford, Lakesia Collins, Lilian Jiménez, Lisa Davis, Mark L. Walker, Maurice A. West, II, Michael Crawford, Mike Simmons, Rachel Ventura, Robert Peters, Sonya M. Harper, Tracy Katz Muhl, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary: Civil, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed36-19
yes (36) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Belt, Turner, D., Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Preston, 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
not voting (4) Glowiak Hilton, Martwick, Harris, N., Holmes
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed8-1
yes (8) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F
no (1) Tracy, Jil
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed75-33
yes (75) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (33) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davis, Jed, Spain, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
not voting (3) Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Stephens
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed20-0
yes (20) Buckner, Kam, Avelar, Dagmara, Davis, Jed, Canty, Mary Beth, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Fritts, Bradley, Friess, David, Jiménez, Lilian, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jones, Thaddeus, Olickal, Kevin John, McLaughlin, Martin, Tarver II, Curtis J, Reick, Steven, Vella, Dave, Ugaste, Dan, Williams, Ann M, Weber, Tom
February 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-7
yes (12) Avelar, Dagmara, Canty, Mary Beth, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Hoffman, Jay, Morgan, Bob, Tarver II, Curtis J, Vella, Dave, Williams, Ann M
no (7) Davis, Jed, Fritts, Bradley, Friess, David, McLaughlin, Martin, Reick, Steven, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom
not voting (1) Buckner, Kam
Timeline 57
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0486 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-000 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| April 24, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-033-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 13, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| April 9, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| April 2, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| April 2, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| March 12, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| March 6, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| February 26, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 26, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-007-000 |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 5, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.