SB 798104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 798
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0365
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- Barbara Hernandez, Omar Aquino
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 Human Services, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed112-0
yes (112) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Davidsmeyer, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, 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, Grasse
absent (1) Jones
excused (4) Scherer, Sosnowski, Syed, Mayfield
not voting (1) Grant
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Cassidy, Kelly M, Briel, Amy, Grasse, Nicolle, Costa Howard, Terra, Hammond, Norine K, Haas, Jackie, Meier, Charles, LaPointe, Lindsey, Morris, Yolonda, Moeller, Anna, Schmidt, Kevin, Ness, Suzanne M
May 8, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed56-0
yes (56) Simmons, 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 (3) Joyce, Turner, D., Hunter
May 6, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed9-0
yes (9) Arellano Jr., Li, Anderson, Neil, Edly-Allen, Mary, Lightford, Kimberly A, Koehler, David, Morrison, Julie A, Syverson, Dave, Villa, Karina, Turner, Doris
not voting (3) Fine, Laura, Plummer, Jason, Sims Jr., Elgie R
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 . . . . . . . . . 104-0365 |
| 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 112-000-000 |
| 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 Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara 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; 056-000-000 |
| 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 | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to 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.