HB 4844104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4844
JUROR PAY-EMPLOYER
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0683
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Jay Hoffman, Robert F. Martwick
- Cosponsors (6)
- Amy Briel, Emil Jones, III, Javier L. Cervantes, Mark L. Walker, Mike Porfirio, Rachel Ventura
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 Judiciary: Civil, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed35-20
yes (35) Simmons, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Fine, Lightford, 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 (20) Joyce, Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
not voting (3) Stadelman, Loughran Cappel, Harris, N.
other (1) Glowiak Hilton
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 ReadingPassed69-34
yes (69) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, 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, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (34) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (11) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Kelly, Tipsword, Ford, Gill, Grant
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed11-7
yes (11) Canty, Mary Beth, Avelar, Dagmara, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Morgan, Bob, Olickal, Kevin John, Vella, Dave
no (7) Davis, Jed, Friess, David, Fritts, Bradley, McLaughlin, Martin, Reick, Steven, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom
not voting (2) Jones, Thaddeus, Williams, Ann M
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-7
yes (13) Buckner, Kam, Avelar, Dagmara, Canty, Mary Beth, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Hoffman, Jay, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jones, Thaddeus, Jiménez, Lilian, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Olickal, Kevin John, Morgan, Bob, Vella, Dave
no (7) Davis, Jed, Fritts, Bradley, Friess, David, McLaughlin, Martin, Ugaste, Dan, Reick, Steven, Weber, Tom
Timeline 38
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0683 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 26, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 035-020-001 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 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. Robert F. Martwick |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-034-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-007-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 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 |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 3, 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.