SB 4038104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 4038
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Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0750
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 26
- Prime sponsors
- Laura M. Murphy, Mary Gill
- Cosponsors (24)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Ann M. Williams, Camille Y. Lilly, Dave Vella, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jason Plummer, Joyce Mason, Kam Buckner, Kelly M. Cassidy, Lilian Jiménez, Martha Deuter, Mary Beth Canty, Matt Hanson, Michael Crawford, Michael J. Kelly, Michelle Mussman, Napoleon Harris III, Natalie A. Manley, Nicolle Grasse, Rick Ryan, Sharon Chung, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Yolonda Morris
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 Judiciary: Criminal, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed100-0
yes (100) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
excused (18) Ammons, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Ortíz, Scherer, Huynh, Croke, Sosnowski, Jones, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, DeLuca, Tipsword, Du Buclet, Williams, Jawaharial, Yang Rohr, González
May 14, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Cassidy, Kelly M, Cabello, John M, Friess, David, Davis, Lisa, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, González Jr., Edgar, Morgan, Bob, Hernandez, Norma, Ryan, Rick, Slaughter, Justin, Vella, Dave, Tipsword, Dennis, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (2) Olickal, Kevin John, Sheehan, Patrick
May 13, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, 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, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Arellano, L., Rezin
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
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, Rezin, Sue, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
May 6, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed13-0
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, Rezin, Sue, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
Timeline 67
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0750 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 15, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 070-036-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Gill |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| May 4, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| May 4, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 24, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 8, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 8, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| March 27, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 |
| March 13, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 |
| March 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| February 6, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 6, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 6, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.