HB 4725104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4725
WORKER PROTECTION UNIT
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0676
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Jay Hoffman, Omar Aquino
- Cosponsors (6)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Michael W. Halpin, Mike Porfirio, Theresa Mah
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 Executive, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed43-14
yes (43) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (14) Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Chesney, Plummer, Curran, DeWitte, Rose
not voting (1) Harris, N.
other (1) Glowiak Hilton
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-2
yes (7) Fine, Laura, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F
no (2) Curran, John F, Tracy, Jil
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed7-4
yes (7) Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Mah, Theresa, Hoffman, Jay, Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
no (4) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hammond, Norine K, Spain, Ryan
not voting (1) Tarver II, Curtis J
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed79-23
yes (79) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, McLaughlin, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (23) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, Swanson, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (11) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Kelly, Tipsword, Ford, Gill, Grant
not voting (5) Guerrero-Cuellar, Reick, Cochran, Stava, DeLuca
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-3
yes (8) Avelar, Dagmara, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Rita, Robert "Bob", Mah, Theresa, Smith, Nicholas K, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
no (3) Cabello, John M, Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Spain, Ryan
not voting (1) Hammond, Norine K
Timeline 46
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0676 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| 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 |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 043-014-001 |
| 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 Judiciary; 007-002-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 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 079-023-000 |
| 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 | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-004-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 6, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-003-000 |
| March 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 30, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.