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104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill

SB 1181

PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION

Sent to Governor Last action August 21, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0431

Official bill page and text: ilga.gov

Sponsors 4

Prime sponsors
Daniel Didech, Steve Stadelman
Cosponsors (2)
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Tracy Katz Muhl

Status

Sent to Governor as of August 21, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Judiciary: Civil, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 7

May 31, 2025State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed47-10

yes (47) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman

no (10) Anderson, Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Chesney, Plummer, Rose

not voting (2) Fine, Lightford

Official roll call

May 28, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed8-0

yes (8) Cunningham, Bill, Aquino, Omar, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil

not voting (1) Sims Jr., Elgie R

Official roll call

May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed75-38

yes (75) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Stuart, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse

no (38) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Sanalitro, Coffey, Schweizer, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant

absent (1) Jones

excused (4) Scherer, Sosnowski, Syed, Mayfield

Official roll call

May 7, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-4

yes (13) Buckner, Kam, Avelar, Dagmara, Croke, Margaret, Canty, Mary Beth, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Olickal, Kevin John, Tarver II, Curtis J, Williams, Ann M

no (4) Fritts, Bradley, Reick, Steven, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom

not voting (3) Davis, Jed, Friess, David, McLaughlin, Martin

Official roll call

April 10, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-1

yes (55) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, 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., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman

no (1) Chesney

not voting (3) Aquino, Hunter, Jones, E.

Official roll call

March 19, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed9-0

yes (9) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil

Official roll call

March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed9-0

yes (9) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil

Official roll call

Timeline 50

DateChamberAction
August 21, 2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0431
August 21, 2025SenateEffective Date August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025SenateGovernor Approved
June 27, 2025SenateSent to the Governor
May 31, 2025SenatePassed Both Houses
May 31, 2025SenateSenate Concurs
May 31, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-010-000
May 28, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
May 22, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2025
May 22, 2025SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
May 22, 2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-000
May 22, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
May 21, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
May 21, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
May 16, 2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
May 16, 2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
May 12, 2025HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
May 12, 2025HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
May 12, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
May 12, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
May 7, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
May 7, 2025HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000
May 7, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000
May 6, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
May 1, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
May 1, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
April 17, 2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
April 11, 2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
April 11, 2025HouseFirst Reading
April 10, 2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
April 10, 2025HouseArrived in House
April 10, 2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
March 20, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
March 20, 2025SenateSecond Reading
March 19, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
March 19, 2025SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
March 19, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
March 18, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
March 18, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
March 14, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
March 14, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
March 12, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
March 12, 2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
March 12, 2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary
January 24, 2025SenateReferred to Assignments
January 24, 2025SenateFirst Reading
January 24, 2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman

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