SB 1738104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1738
CIV PRO-POST-JUDGMENT RELIEF
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0120
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 9
- Prime sponsors
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Robert F. Martwick
- Cosponsors (7)
- Daniel Didech, Edgar González, Jr., Margaret Croke, Maurice A. West, II, Michael E. Hastings, Robyn Gabel, Will Guzzardi
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 Judiciary: Civil, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, 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, 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
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed19-0
yes (19) Canty, Mary Beth, Buckner, Kam, Davis, Jed, Croke, Margaret, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Fritts, Bradley, Friess, David, Hoffman, Jay, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jiménez, Lilian, Olickal, Kevin John, Tarver II, Curtis J, Reick, Steven, Vella, Dave, Ugaste, Dan, Williams, Ann M, Weber, Tom
not voting (1) McLaughlin, Martin
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
March 5, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F
not voting (1) Tracy, Jil
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0120 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025 |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2025 |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| February 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| February 18, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.