SB 248104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 248
CRIM PRO-POST-CONVICT PETITION
Sent to Governor Last action July 10, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0564
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 33
- Prime sponsors
- Adriane L. Johnson, Lilian Jiménez
- Cosponsors (31)
- Amy Briel, Anne Stava, Barbara Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly, Celina Villanueva, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Emil Jones, III, Graciela Guzmán, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Justin Slaughter, Kam Buckner, Karina Villa, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kevin John Olickal, Kimberly Du Buclet, Lakesia Collins, Laura Faver Dias, Lisa Davis, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Mark L. Walker, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Michael Crawford, Michael W. Halpin, Mike Porfirio, Mike Simmons, Norma Hernandez, Omar Aquino, Rachel Ventura, Thaddeus Jones, Willie Preston
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 10, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Restorative Justice and Public Safety, Senate Criminal Law (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 31, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed63-42
yes (63) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Huynh, Crawford, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Mah, Didech, Du Buclet, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (42) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Manley, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore
not voting (11) Guerrero-Cuellar, Benton, Rita, Ryan, Crespo, Johnson, Stuart, DeLaRosa, DeLuca, Deuter, Vella
May 8, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-3
yes (7) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Davis, Lisa, Hirschauer, Maura, Jiménez, Lilian, West II, Maurice A
no (3) Niemerg, Adam M, Severin, Dave, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Friess, David
April 30, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed34-17
yes (34) Simmons, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (17) Joyce, Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Bryant, McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Wilcox, Rezin
not voting (8) Aquino, Stadelman, Belt, Turner, D., Turner, S., Curran, Hunter, Rose
March 18, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed7-2
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Halpin, Michael W, Collins, Lakesia, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Peters, Robert, Villanueva, Celina
no (2) McClure, Steve, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Bryant, Terri
Timeline 68
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0564 |
| July 10, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 10, 2026 |
| July 10, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 29, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| June 1, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 063-042-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| April 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| March 10, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| February 13, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| December 12, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| June 1, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2025 |
| May 28, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| May 27, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 8, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 8, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-003-000 |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 071-038-000 |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 1, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 034-017-000 |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor 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 | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-000 |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| February 24, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| February 24, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| February 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| February 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.