HB 4340104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4340
COURT OF CLAIMS-PROCEDURE
Sent to Governor Last action July 10, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0550
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 42
- Prime sponsors
- Dagmara Avelar, Michael W. Halpin
- Cosponsors (40)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Anna Moeller, Anne Stava, Barbara Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly, Christopher Belt, David Koehler, Edgar González, Jr., Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Emil Jones, III, Eva-Dina Delgado, Gregg Johnson, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Javier L. Cervantes, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Kam Buckner, Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal, Laura Faver Dias, Lilian Jiménez, Lindsey LaPointe, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Mark L. Walker, Mary Beth Canty, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Maura Hirschauer, Mike Porfirio, Nabeela Syed, Nicolle Grasse, Rachel Ventura, Rita Mayfield, Robert F. Martwick, Ryan Spain, Sally J. Turner, Suzanne M. Ness, Theresa Mah, Tony M. McCombie, Tracy Katz Muhl
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 10, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 8
May 31, 2026House of RepresentativesConcurrence, Amendment 5Passed115-0
yes (115) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Huynh, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
excused (1) Mason
May 29, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 5Passed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hammond, Norine K, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
May 28, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) 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, 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
May 20, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 5Passed11-0
yes (11) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Lightford, Kimberly A
May 20, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Curran, John F, Lightford, Kimberly A
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed104-0
yes (104) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, 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, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, 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, Morris, Gordon-Booth
excused (11) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Kelly, Tipsword, Ford, Gill, Grant
not voting (3) Guerrero-Cuellar, Stava, Vella
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed11-0
yes (11) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Hammond, Norine K, Mah, Theresa, Hoffman, Jay, Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
not voting (1) Tarver II, Curtis J
March 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hammond, Norine K, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
Timeline 113
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0550 |
| July 10, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2027 |
| July 10, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | House | House Concurs |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 House Concurs 115-000-000 |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 5 |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Adopted |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 15, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Assignments Re-refers to Executive |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 8, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Government Operations |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 4, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | To Government Operations |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 21, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| April 13, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| March 26, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| March 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| March 13, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| March 13, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| March 13, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| March 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| February 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| February 3, 2026 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| January 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 8, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.