SB 1607104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1607
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Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 16
- Prime sponsors
- David Koehler, Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Cosponsors (14)
- Anthony DeLuca, Doris Turner, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Jil Tracy, Kimberly A. Lightford, Lakesia Collins, Laura M. Murphy, Meg Loughran Cappel, Nicolle Grasse, Rachel Ventura, Suzanne M. Ness, William "Will" Davis, Willie Preston
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 State Government Administration, Senate State Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed110-0
yes (110) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, 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, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, 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 (7) Ammons, Scherer, Hirschauer, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, Syed, Friess
not voting (1) Harper
April 30, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, Lisa, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Ryan, Rick, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Faver Dias, Laura
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed56-0
yes (56) 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., 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 1Passed8-0
yes (8) DeWitte, Donald P, Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Doris
not voting (2) Halpin, Michael W, Turner, Sally J
February 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) DeWitte, Donald P, Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Doris
not voting (2) Martwick, Robert F, Turner, Sally J
Timeline 45
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 1, 2025 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025 |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| February 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 |
| February 20, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 |
| February 11, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.