SB 318104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 318
BUSINESS-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action July 13, 2026: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 40
- Prime sponsors
- Nabeela Syed, Steve Stadelman
- Cosponsors (38)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Amy Briel, Barbara Hernandez, Bob Morgan, Camille Y. Lilly, Daniel Didech, Darby A. Hills, Dave Vella, Donald P. DeWitte, Edgar González, Jr., Erica Harriss, Gregg Johnson, Harry Benton, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Javier L. Cervantes, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Joyce Mason, Justin Cochran, Katie Stuart, Kelly M. Cassidy, Laura Faver Dias, Laura Fine, Mark L. Walker, Martha Deuter, Mary Beth Canty, Mary Edly-Allen, Matt Hanson, Mattie Hunter, Maura Hirschauer, Maurice A. West, II, Michael Crawford, Mike Porfirio, Natalie A. Manley, Nicolle Grasse, Rachel Ventura, Rick Ryan, Sally J. Turner, Theresa Mah
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 13, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 11
May 31, 2026State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 4Passed56-0
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, 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, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (3) Feigenholtz, Fowler, Collins
May 31, 2026State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed56-0
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, 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, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (3) Feigenholtz, Fowler, Collins
May 31, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed12-0
yes (12) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Hunter, Mattie, Rezin, Sue, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
May 31, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed117-0
yes (117) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, 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, Huynh, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, 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, Gordon-Booth, Grant
excused (1) Mason
May 31, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 4Passed12-0
yes (12) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Hunter, Mattie, Rezin, Sue, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
May 30, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 4Passed12-0
yes (12) Cabello, John M, Avelar, Dagmara, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Keicher, Jeff, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Rita, Robert "Bob", Mah, Theresa, Spain, Ryan, Smith, Nicholas K, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
May 28, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Rita, Robert "Bob", Mah, Theresa, Spain, Ryan, Smith, Nicholas K, Tarver II, Curtis J, Stephens, Brad, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
May 21, 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, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 20, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed11-0
yes (11) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Lightford, Kimberly A
May 13, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0
yes (13) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Rose, Chapin, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue
Timeline 115
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| June 25, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0474 |
| June 25, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 25, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 22, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 056-000-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4 - May 31, 2026 |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4 |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| May 31, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 31, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| May 30, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 29, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 28, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 28, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| May 28, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| May 28, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 28, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| May 25, 2026 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 066-029-000 |
| May 25, 2026 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| May 25, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Bob Morgan |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 15, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000 |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| May 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 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 Executive; 011-000-000 |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| January 24, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 24, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 24, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.