HB 5135104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5135
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0693
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 10
- Prime sponsors
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Graciela Guzmán
- Cosponsors (8)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Dagmara Avelar, Janet Yang Rohr, Lilian Jiménez, Maura Hirschauer, Norma Hernandez, 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 Higher Education, Senate Higher Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed48-7
yes (48) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Turner, S., McClure, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (7) Anderson, Fowler, Balkema, Bryant, Chesney, Plummer, Rose
not voting (4) Arellano, L., Halpin, Castro, Holmes
April 29, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed11-1
yes (11) Cunningham, Bill, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Koehler, David, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Tracy, Jil
no (1) Bryant, Terri
not voting (2) Lightford, Kimberly A, Wilcox, Craig
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed72-37
yes (72) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (9) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, Evans
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-4
yes (7) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie
no (4) Friess, David, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Ammons, Carol
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0693 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 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; 048-007-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 011-001-000 |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 5, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.