HB 879104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 879
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
In committee Last action June 1, 2026: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- Jawaharial Williams, Willie Preston
Status
In committee as of June 1, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
April 17, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed103-0
yes (103) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, 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, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, 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, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
excused (15) Ammons, Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Stava, Stephens, Kelly, Ford, Gill, Grant
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Hammond, Norine K, Mah, Theresa, Hoffman, Jay, Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
March 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher, Cabello, John M, Haas, Jackie, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
Timeline 30
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive 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. Jawaharial Williams |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025 |
| March 27, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| March 27, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| December 17, 2024 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.