HB 57104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 57
ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0037
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- Erica Harriss, Kevin Schmidt
- Cosponsors (4)
- Charles Meier, Chris Balkema, Jason Plummer, Jason R. Bunting
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 1, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Mental Health and Addiction, Senate Health and Human Services (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) 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, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Loughran Cappel
April 29, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Arellano Jr., Li, Edly-Allen, Mary, Koehler, David, Plummer, Jason, Morrison, Julie A, Syverson, Dave, Villa, Karina, Turner, Doris
not voting (4) Anderson, Neil, Fine, Laura, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed21-0
yes (21) Davis, Jed, Costa Howard, Terra, Ford, La Shawn K, Faver Dias, Laura, Guzzardi, Will, Gill, Mary, Hauter, William E, Haas, Jackie, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, LaPointe, Lindsey, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Morris, Yolonda, Morgan, Bob, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Mussman, Michelle, Severin, Dave, Schmidt, Kevin, Tipsword, Dennis, West II, Maurice A
not voting (2) Lilly, Camille Y, Sosnowski, Joe C
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed113-0
yes (113) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
March 6, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed22-0
yes (22) Costa Howard, Terra, Cassidy, Kelly M, Faver Dias, Laura, Davis, Jed, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Gill, Mary, Haas, Jackie, Guzzardi, Will, Johnson, Gregg, Hauter, William E, LaPointe, Lindsey, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Lilly, Camille Y, Morgan, Bob, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Mussman, Michelle, Morris, Yolonda, Schmidt, Kevin, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Tipsword, Dennis, Sosnowski, Joe C, West II, Maurice A
not voting (1) Meier, Charles
Timeline 38
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0037 |
| August 1, 2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 021-000-000 |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 18, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| March 17, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 17, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 6, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 022-000-000 |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| December 11, 2024 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.