SB 406104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 406
EDUCATION-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0354
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Joyce Mason, Omar Aquino
- Cosponsors (2)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Meg Loughran Cappel
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 29, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed111-0
yes (111) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (6) Ammons, Rosenthal, Scherer, Sheehan, Evans, McLaughlin
not voting (1) Wilhour
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Canty, Mary Beth, Benton, Harry, Davis, William "Will", Hernandez, Barbara, Grant, Amy L, Huynh, Hoan, Hirschauer, Maura, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Vella, Dave, Schweizer, Brandun, Weber, Tom
not voting (3) Evans Jr., Marcus C, La Ha, Nicole, Jiménez, Lilian
May 8, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed52-1
yes (52) Simmons, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
no (1) Arellano, L.
not voting (6) Joyce, Belt, Turner, D., Chesney, Plummer, Hunter
April 8, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed15-0
yes (15) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
April 8, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed15-0
yes (15) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
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 43
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0354 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 27, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 29, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 012-000-000 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason |
| May 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| May 8, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| May 8, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Aquino |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Aquino |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 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.