SB 409104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 409
EDUCATION-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0357
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Robert Peters
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Higher Education, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed92-19
yes (92) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Davidsmeyer, Katz Muhl, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (19) Niemerg, Halbrook, Bunting, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davis, Jed, Deering, Tipsword, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
absent (1) Jones
excused (4) Scherer, Sosnowski, Syed, Mayfield
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Chung, Sharon, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Hernandez, Norma, Hernandez, Barbara, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (2) Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Friess, David
May 7, 2025State 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, 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, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Turner, D., Hunter
May 7, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed12-0
yes (12) Cunningham, Bill, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Koehler, David, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Wilcox, Craig, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Bryant, Terri, Lightford, Kimberly A
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 40
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0357 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-019-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 7, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Peters |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 012-000-000 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert Peters |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| 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.