SB 637104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 637
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0360
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Mike Porfirio
- Cosponsors (3)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Javier L. Cervantes, La Shawn K. Ford
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 Cities and Villages, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 8
May 31, 2025State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 30, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed10-0
yes (10) DeWitte, Donald P, Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
May 29, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed10-0
yes (10) Deuter, Martha, DeLuca, Anthony, Hernandez, Barbara, Hanson, Matt, Moylan, Martin J, McLaughlin, Martin, Smith, Nicholas K, Stephens, Brad, Sosnowski, Joe C, West II, Maurice A
not voting (1) Reick, Steven
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, 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, Wilhour, 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) Katz Muhl
May 20, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) DeLuca, Anthony, Canty, Mary Beth, Hernandez, Barbara, Hanson, Matt, Smith, Nicholas K, Reick, Steven, Stephens, Brad, Sosnowski, Joe C, West II, Maurice A
not voting (2) Moylan, Martin J, McLaughlin, Martin
May 8, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0
yes (55) Simmons, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Martwick, Guzmán, 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 (4) Joyce, Turner, D., Bryant, Hunter
May 7, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed10-0
yes (10) Faraci, Paul, Arellano Jr., Li, Harriss, Erica, Johnson, Adriane, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Jones III, Emil, Ventura, Rachel, Turner, Sally J, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Harris III, Napoleon
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 60
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0360 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 27, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 010-000-000 |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 29, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2025 |
| May 29, 2025 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| May 29, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000 |
| May 28, 2025 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 28, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee |
| May 28, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 21, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 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 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Porfirio |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000 |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| May 5, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| May 5, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 2, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 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.