HB 4639104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4639
JUV CT-COMMUNITY MEDIATION
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0668
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 16
- Prime sponsors
- Justin Slaughter, Rachel Ventura
- Cosponsors (14)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Emil Jones, III, Javier L. Cervantes, Karina Villa, Kimberly A. Lightford, Lakesia Collins, Lisa Davis, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael Crawford, Mike Simmons, Napoleon Harris III, Robert Peters, Sara Feigenholtz, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Restorative Justice and Public Safety, Senate Criminal Law (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed39-18
yes (39) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Balkema, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, 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 (18) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
not voting (2) Harris, N., Holmes
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed6-2
yes (6) Cervantes, Javier L, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Peters, Robert, Villanueva, Celina
no (2) Bryant, Terri, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed65-39
yes (65) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Hernandez, Norma, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, 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 (39) Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Scherer, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Deering, Stuart, Swanson, La Ha, Ugaste, Vella, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (9) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Tipsword, Ford, Grant
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed7-3
yes (7) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Davis, Lisa, Hirschauer, Maura, Jiménez, Lilian, West II, Maurice A
no (3) Friess, David, Severin, Dave, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Niemerg, Adam M
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed7-4
yes (7) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jiménez, Lilian, West II, Maurice A, Slaughter, Justin
no (4) Friess, David, Severin, Dave, Niemerg, Adam M, Windhorst, Patrick
March 20, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-3
yes (7) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Davis, Lisa, Jiménez, Lilian, Morris, Yolonda, West II, Maurice A
no (3) Friess, David, Severin, Dave, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Niemerg, Adam M
Timeline 54
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0668 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 039-018-000 |
| 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 Criminal Law; 006-002-000 |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-039-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-003-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| April 9, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-004-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-003-000 |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| March 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| February 3, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 3, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 28, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.