SB 638104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 638
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0617
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Martha Deuter, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- Cosponsors (5)
- Dagmara Avelar, Janet Yang Rohr, Kyle Moore, Steven Reick, Travis Weaver
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Personnel and Pensions, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed110-0
yes (110) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, 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, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
not voting (2) Spain, Meyers-Martin
May 14, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-0
yes (10) Avelar, Dagmara, Kelly, Michael J, Deuter, Martha, Moore, Kyle, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Reick, Steven, Morris, Yolonda, Weaver, Travis, Vella, Dave, Yang Rohr, Janet
not voting (2) Ammons, Carol, Wilhour, Blaine
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
May 6, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed8-0
yes (8) Arellano Jr., Li, Anderson, Neil, Cervantes, Javier L, Collins, Lakesia, Holmes, Linda, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Walker, Mark L, Martwick, Robert F
not voting (2) Balkema, Chris, Feigenholtz, Sara
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 49
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0617 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 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 110-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 010-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Personnel & Pensions Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Personnel & Pensions 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. Martha Deuter |
| 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; Glowiak-Hilton |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions; 008-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions |
| April 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| April 17, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026 |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| June 2, 2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| May 23, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| May 9, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 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.