HB 4949104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4949
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS ACT
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0780
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 14
- Prime sponsors
- Celina Villanueva, Maurice A. West, II
- Cosponsors (12)
- Dave Vella, Jason Plummer, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kimberly Du Buclet, Laura Faver Dias, Lisa Davis, Maura Hirschauer, Michael Crawford, Michelle Mussman, Sara Feigenholtz, Steve Stadelman, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Restorative Justice and Public Safety, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 30, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Loughran Cappel, Harmon
May 29, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Castro, Cristina, Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Rezin, Sue, Peters, Robert, Tracy, Jil
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed10-0
yes (10) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Davis, Lisa, Hirschauer, Maura, Friess, David, Jiménez, Lilian, West II, Maurice A, Severin, Dave, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Niemerg, Adam M
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, 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, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, 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 (9) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Tipsword, Ford, Grant
March 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, Lisa, Jiménez, Lilian, Friess, David, Niemerg, Adam M, Mayfield, Rita, West II, Maurice A, Severin, Dave, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Du Buclet, Kimberly
Timeline 46
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0780 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2026 |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Waive Posting Notice |
| May 27, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| May 27, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2026 |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 010-000-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 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 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 010-000-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.