HB 4442104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4442
HIGH SPEED RAIL COMM REPEAL
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0608
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Justin Cochran, Steve Stadelman
- Cosponsors (6)
- Carol Ammons, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Javier L. Cervantes, Margaret A. DeLaRosa, Matt Hanson, Rita Mayfield
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 Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges, Senate Transportation (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed50-8
yes (50) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Balkema, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, McClure, 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (8) Anderson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (1) Turner, S.
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed19-0
yes (19) DeWitte, Donald P, Aquino, Omar, Fowler, Dale, Ellman, Laura, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hunter, Mattie, Hills, Darby A, Joyce, Patrick J, Johnson, Adriane, Murphy, Laura M, Lewis, Seth, Porfirio, Mike, Peters, Robert, Stadelman, Steve, Simmons, Mike, Villivalam, Ram, Villanueva, Celina, Wilcox, Craig
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed87-16
yes (87) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Sosnowski, Jones, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, McCombie, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meier, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris
no (16) Niemerg, Halbrook, Bunting, Hauter, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davis, Jed, Deering, Weaver, Weber, McLaughlin, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (8) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Kelly, Delgado, Evans
not voting (7) Sanalitro, Severin, Stephens, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Gordon-Booth
March 18, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed18-0
yes (18) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Avelar, Dagmara, Canty, Mary Beth, Briel, Amy, Fritts, Bradley, Cochran, Justin, Hanson, Matt, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Johnson, Gregg, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Manley, Natalie A, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Rashid, Abdelnasser, Severin, Dave, Schweizer, Brandun, Sosnowski, Joe C, Stuart, Katie, Stephens, Brad
not voting (2) Hernandez, Norma, Spain, Ryan
Timeline 31
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0608 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 050-008-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 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 Transportation; 019-000-000 |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-016-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 018-000-000 |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges |
| January 20, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 20, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 15, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Cochran |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.