SB 2494104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2494
RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0152
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Bob Morgan, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- Cosponsors (2)
- Jawaharial Williams, Kimberly A. Lightford
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 Health Care Licenses, Senate Licensed Activities (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed113-0
yes (113) 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, Davidsmeyer, 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
absent (1) Jones
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Costa Howard, Terra, Chung, Sharon, Jacobs, Paul, Hauter, William E, Johnson, Gregg, Moeller, Anna, Mah, Theresa, Morgan, Bob, Moore, Kyle, Ryan, Rick, Ortíz, Aarón M, Schmidt, Kevin, Williams, Jawaharial
not voting (2) LaPointe, Lindsey, Tipsword, Dennis
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) Cervantes, Javier L, Belt, Christopher, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hastings, Michael E, Syverson, Dave, McClure, Steve, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (1) Jones III, Emil
March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed6-0
yes (6) Belt, Christopher, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hastings, Michael E, McClure, Steve, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (3) Cervantes, Javier L, Jones III, Emil, Syverson, Dave
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0152 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026; Some Provisions |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 1, 2025; Some Provisions |
| August 1, 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 113-000-000 |
| 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 Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 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 ** |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Glowiak-Hilton |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 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 Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 |
| March 4, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| February 7, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 7, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 7, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.