HB 4977104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4977
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0508
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Laura Ellman, Nicolle Grasse
- Cosponsors (2)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Health Care Licenses (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
May 14, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Harmon
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed108-0
yes (108) 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, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, 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, Grant
excused (9) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Chung, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Kelly, Delgado, Evans
not voting (1) Sheehan
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Crawford, Michael, Chung, Sharon, Davis, Lisa, Jacobs, Paul, Hauter, William E, Manley, Natalie A, Mah, Theresa, Moore, Kyle, Moeller, Anna, Ortíz, Aarón M, Morgan, Bob, Schmidt, Kevin, Ryan, Rick, Tipsword, Dennis
not voting (1) DeLaRosa, Margaret A
Timeline 26
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0508 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 12, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 18, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2026 |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| 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 Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| February 24, 2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses 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. Nicolle Grasse |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.