HB 4862104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4862
SCH CD-STAFF MENTAL HEALTH
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0685
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr, Ram Villivalam
- Cosponsors (6)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Laura Faver Dias, Mattie Hunter, Mike Simmons, Robert F. Martwick, Sue Scherer
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 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed43-15
yes (43) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (15) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (1) Harris, N.
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed10-4
yes (10) Belt, Christopher, Edly-Allen, Mary, Johnson, Adriane, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina
no (4) Balkema, Chris, Fowler, Dale, Rose, Chapin, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) DeWitte, Donald P
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed81-27
yes (81) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, 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, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, 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 (27) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (9) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Tipsword, Ford, Grant
not voting (1) Reick
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed6-3
yes (6) Didech, Daniel, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (3) Friess, David, La Ha, Nicole, Sosnowski, Joe C
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed6-3
yes (6) Didech, Daniel, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (3) Friess, David, La Ha, Nicole, Sosnowski, Joe C
Timeline 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0685 |
| 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. Robert F. Martwick |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 043-015-000 |
| 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 Education; 010-004-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-027-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 |
| 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.