HB 4420104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4420
COLLEGE PRESS ACT-PUBLIC MEDIA
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0488
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 10
- Prime sponsors
- David Koehler, Sharon Chung
- Cosponsors (8)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Gregg Johnson, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Karina Villa, Katie Stuart, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael W. Halpin, Steve Stadelman
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 Higher Education, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed39-19
yes (39) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, 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 (1) Harris, N.
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-4
yes (9) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Murphy, Laura M
no (4) Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed75-36
yes (75) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, 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, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (36) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (6) Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Stephens, Ford, Grant
not voting (1) Schmidt
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Friess, David, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Ammons, Carol
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0488 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 039-019-000 |
| 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 Executive; 009-004-000 |
| 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. David Koehler |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 |
| March 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.