SB 2870104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2870
CIV PRO-COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0639
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 3
- Prime sponsors
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Michael W. Halpin
- Cosponsors (1)
- Erica Harriss
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. 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 6
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed112-0
yes (112) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed18-0
yes (18) Canty, Mary Beth, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Davis, Jed, Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, McLaughlin, Martin, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Olickal, Kevin John, Morgan, Bob, Tarver II, Curtis J, Swanson, Dan, Vella, Dave, Ugaste, Dan, Williams, Ann M, Weber, Tom
not voting (2) Buckner, Kam, Fritts, Bradley
April 16, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, 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, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
April 15, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed9-0
yes (9) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil
February 18, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Curran, John F, Aquino, Omar, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil
February 18, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-0
yes (9) Curran, John F, Aquino, Omar, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil
Timeline 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0639 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halpin |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2026 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2026 |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.