SB 3597104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 3597
LAW ENFORCEMENT-VARIOUS
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0736
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Meg Loughran Cappel
- Cosponsors (3)
- Mary Edly-Allen, Matt Hanson, Paul Faraci
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, Senate Criminal Law (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed108-0
yes (108) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, 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, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, 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 (9) Andrade, Hauter, Huynh, Sosnowski, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Tipsword, Gordon-Booth
not voting (1) Tarver
May 13, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Cabello, John M, Hammond, Norine K, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Lilly, Camille Y, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
not voting (1) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D."
April 15, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed53-0
yes (53) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (6) Fine, Arellano, L., Belt, Chesney, Peters, Porfirio
April 14, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed8-0
yes (8) Cervantes, Javier L, Bryant, Terri, Ellman, Laura, Martwick, Robert F, Halpin, Michael W, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve
March 24, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Hastings, Michael E, Collins, Lakesia, Holmes, Linda, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (3) Bryant, Terri, McClure, Steve, Peters, Robert
March 24, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Cervantes, Javier L, Hastings, Michael E, Collins, Lakesia, Holmes, Linda, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (3) Bryant, Terri, McClure, Steve, Peters, Robert
Timeline 40
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0736 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 31, 2026 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| May 7, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 5, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 29, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 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. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| March 25, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2026 |
| March 25, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2026 |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-000-000 |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| March 13, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| March 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| February 5, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 5, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 5, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.