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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Illinois House Bill
BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT
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Senate • May 28, 2026: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
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- Marcus C. Evans, Jr.House cosponsor
- Camille Y. LillyHouse cosponsor
- Kevin SchmidtHouse cosponsor
- Lakesia CollinsSenate cosponsor
Votes
YES: 17
- Avelar, Dagmara
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M
- Benton, Harry
- Cassidy, Kelly M
- Canty, Mary Beth
- Davis, William "Will"
- Ford, La Shawn K
- Evans Jr., Marcus C
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa"
- Jiménez, Lilian
- Hoffman, Jay
- Johnson, Gregg
- Mason, Joyce
- OrtÃz, Aarón M
- Olickal, Kevin John
- Stava-Murray, Anne
- Williams, Jawaharial
NO: 5
ABSTAIN: 2
YES: 17
- Avelar, Dagmara
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M
- Benton, Harry
- Cassidy, Kelly M
- Davis, William "Will"
- Ford, La Shawn K
- Evans Jr., Marcus C
- González Jr., Edgar
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Hoffman, Jay
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa"
- Mason, Joyce
- Johnson, Gregg
- Moylan, Martin J
- OrtÃz, Aarón M
- Olickal, Kevin John
- Ugaste, Dan
NOT VOTING: 7
YES: 84
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Reick
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Schmidt
- Hoffman
- Schweizer
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Jiménez
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Spain
- Keicher
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Stephens
- Kifowit
- Stuart
- Delgado
- Swanson
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Ugaste
- Mason
- Elik
- Vella
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Walsh
- Faver Dias
- Ford
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Morgan
- González
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Moylan
- Grasse
NO: 27
ABSTAIN: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
- Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston
- Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-027-001
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-000
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-002
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
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