HB 4859104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4859
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Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Ellman
- Cosponsors (5)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin, Laura Faver Dias, Maura Hirschauer, Suzanne M. Ness, 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 Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) 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, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
April 28, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina
not voting (2) Preston, Willie, Wilcox, Craig
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed97-1
yes (97) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
no (1) Fritts
absent (1) Crespo
excused (18) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hauter, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Jacobs, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, DeLuca, Tipsword, Evans, Weaver, Ford, Wilhour
not voting (1) Davis, Jed
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, La Ha, Nicole, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Sosnowski, Joe C, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 32
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date August 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-001-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 3, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.