HB 5542104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5542
PARKS-ASSESSMENT WAIVER
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0708
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 3
- Prime sponsors
- Brad Stephens, Laura M. Murphy
- Cosponsors (1)
- Robert F. Martwick
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 Revenue and Finance, Senate Local Government (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
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Faraci, Paul, Arellano Jr., Li, Harriss, Erica, Harris III, Napoleon, Johnson, Adriane, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Jones III, Emil, Ventura, Rachel, Turner, Sally J, Wilcox, Craig
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed111-1
yes (111) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, 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, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, 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
no (1) Andrade
March 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed20-0
yes (20) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Croke, Margaret, Buckner, Kam, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, González Jr., Edgar, Elik, Amy, Harper, Sonya M, Guzzardi, Will, Mayfield, Rita, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Moore, Kyle, McLaughlin, Martin, Slaughter, Justin, Reick, Steven, Stephens, Brad, Sosnowski, Joe C, Weaver, Travis, Tarver II, Curtis J
Timeline 27
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0708 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 31, 2026; See Section 75-5 of P.A. 104-466 |
| 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 ** |
| 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 Local Government; 011-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| April 27, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 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 Revenue & Finance Committee; 020-000-000 |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| February 13, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 13, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Stephens |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.