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

SB 1958

TRANSFER REFORM-VARIOUS

Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0402

Official bill page and text: ilga.gov

Sponsors 6

Prime sponsors
Cristina Castro, Terra Costa Howard
Cosponsors (4)
Katie Stuart, Laura Ellman, Li Arellano, Jr., Suzanne M. Ness

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 Higher Education, Senate Higher Education (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 10

May 31, 2025State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 2Passed57-0

yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, 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, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman

not voting (2) Fine, Lightford

Official roll call

May 31, 2025State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed57-0

yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, 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, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman

not voting (2) Fine, Lightford

Official roll call

May 28, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed13-0

yes (13) Cunningham, Bill, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Lightford, Kimberly A, Koehler, David, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Tracy, Jil

not voting (1) Wilcox, Craig

Official roll call

May 28, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0

yes (13) Cunningham, Bill, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Lightford, Kimberly A, Koehler, David, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Tracy, Jil

not voting (1) Wilcox, Craig

Official roll call

May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed115-0

yes (115) 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, Cabello, 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

Official roll call

May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed11-0

yes (11) Chung, Sharon, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Hernandez, Norma, Hernandez, Barbara, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan

not voting (1) Friess, David

Official roll call

April 30, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed11-0

yes (11) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Costa Howard, Terra, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Friess, David, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Hernandez, Norma, Stuart, Katie, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan

not voting (1) Ammons, Carol

Official roll call

April 10, 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

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

Official roll call

April 9, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0

yes (13) Cunningham, Bill, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Koehler, David, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Wilcox, Craig, Tracy, Jil

not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A

Official roll call

March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed13-0

yes (13) Bryant, Terri, Belt, Christopher, Edly-Allen, Mary, Cunningham, Bill, Fowler, Dale, Faraci, Paul, Halpin, Michael W, Guzmán, Graciela, Koehler, David, Harriss, Erica, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Tracy, Jil

not voting (1) Wilcox, Craig

Official roll call

Timeline 59

DateChamberAction
August 15, 2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0402
August 15, 2025SenateEffective Date August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025SenateGovernor Approved
June 27, 2025SenateSent to the Governor
May 31, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
May 31, 2025SenatePassed Both Houses
May 31, 2025SenateSenate Concurs
May 31, 2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
May 31, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
May 28, 2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
May 28, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
May 27, 2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Cristina Castro
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. Cristina Castro
May 22, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 26, 2025
May 22, 2025SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
May 22, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
May 22, 2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
May 22, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
May 22, 2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
May 22, 2025HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
May 21, 2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
May 20, 2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
May 19, 2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
May 19, 2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
May 14, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
May 14, 2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
May 1, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
April 30, 2025HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
April 30, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
April 29, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
April 23, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
April 23, 2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
April 17, 2025HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
April 17, 2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
April 11, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
April 11, 2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
April 11, 2025HouseFirst Reading
April 10, 2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
April 10, 2025HouseArrived in House
April 10, 2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
April 10, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
April 10, 2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro
April 10, 2025SenateRecalled to Second Reading
April 9, 2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
April 8, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025
April 8, 2025SenateSecond Reading
April 1, 2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
March 19, 2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
March 19, 2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
March 19, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
March 19, 2025SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000
February 25, 2025SenateAssigned to Higher Education
February 6, 2025SenateReferred to Assignments
February 6, 2025SenateFirst Reading
February 6, 2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro

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