SB 1537104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1537
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Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0383
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Maurice A. West, II
- Cosponsors (5)
- Bill Cunningham, Katie Stuart, Kevin Schmidt, Kimberly A. Lightford, Mattie Hunter
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Financial Institutions and Licensing, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed114-0
yes (114) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, 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, 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, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, 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
excused (3) Scherer, Syed, Mayfield
not voting (1) Cabello
April 29, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Croke, Margaret, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Manley, Natalie A, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Spain, Ryan, Mayfield, Rita, Williams, Jawaharial, Ugaste, Dan
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0
yes (55) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., 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, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
April 3, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed12-0
yes (12) Castro, Cristina, Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue
March 19, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed11-0
yes (11) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue
Timeline 40
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0383 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 29, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; 012-000-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sims |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 17, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| March 17, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| February 18, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.