SB 454104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 454
EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0525
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 3
- Prime sponsors
- David Koehler, Jay Hoffman
- Cosponsors (1)
- Cristina Castro
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Labor and Commerce, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) 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, Tarver, 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
May 13, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed25-0
yes (25) Bunting, Jason R, Avelar, Dagmara, Davis, Jed, Cassidy, Kelly M, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Davis, William "Will", Gill, Mary, Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, González Jr., Edgar, Hernandez, Barbara, Hoffman, Jay, Hernandez, Norma, Johnson, Gregg, Jiménez, Lilian, Mah, Theresa, Olickal, Kevin John, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Ortíz, Aarón M, Ugaste, Dan, Stephens, Brad, Weber, Tom, Vella, Dave, Wilhour, Blaine, West II, Maurice A
not voting (3) Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Jones, Thaddeus, Moore, Kyle
May 7, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) 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., 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Martwick
April 29, 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, Rezin, Sue, 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 42
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0525 |
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date June 26, 2026 |
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 025-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Labor & Commerce Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 12, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| May 11, 2026 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 17, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 15, 2026 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 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.