HB 4687104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4687
REPEAL-LOAN DEFAULT ACT
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0672
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- La Shawn K. Ford, Paul Faraci
- Cosponsors (4)
- Carol Ammons, David Koehler, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter
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 Higher Education, Senate State Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-1
yes (58) 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, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
no (1) Plummer
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) DeWitte, Donald P, Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed106-0
yes (106) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, 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, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Stava, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
not voting (5) Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Ugaste
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Ammons, Carol, Friess, David, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Hernandez, Norma, Stuart, Katie, Swanson, Dan
not voting (2) Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan
Timeline 31
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0672 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 31, 2026 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 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 State Government; 010-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 29, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.