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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 16, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 20, 2026
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Became Law
Illinois House Bill
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Senate • Jun 01, 2026: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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Summary
Comments on HB 4420
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Katie StuartHouse cosponsor
- Emanuel "Chris" WelchHouse cosponsor
- David KoehlerSenate cosponsor
- Karina VillaSenate cosponsor
- Michael W. HalpinSenate cosponsor
- Mary Edly-AllenSenate cosponsor
- Steve StadelmanSenate cosponsor
Votes
YES: 75
- Mussman
- Grasse
- Ammons
- Ness
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Andrade
- Guzzardi
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Briel
- Hanson
- Buckner
- Rita
- Harper
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Canty
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Cassidy
- Scherer
- Hernandez, Norma
- Chung
- Hirschauer
- Cochran
- Hoffman
- Crawford
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Jiménez
- Croke
- Smith
- Johnson
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava
- William "Will" Davis
- Kelly
- Stuart
- Kifowit
- DeLaRosa
- Delgado
- Syed
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Tarver
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Mason
- Walsh
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Faver Dias
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Williams, Ann
- Gabel
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moeller
- Gill
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morgan
- González
- Welch
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
NO: 36
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 39
- Simmons
- Joyce
- Faraci
- Sims
- Koehler
- Feigenholtz
- Aquino
- Stadelman
- Fine
- Lightford
- Loughran Cappel
- Glowiak Hilton
- Belt
- Turner, D.
- Martwick
- Guzmán
- Halpin
- Castro
- Ventura
- Morrison
- Cervantes
- Villa
- Murphy
- Villanueva
- Peters
- Hastings
- Collins
- Villivalam
- Cunningham
- Walker
- Porfirio
- Holmes
- Preston
- Hunter
- Harmon
- Johnson
- Edly-Allen
- Jones, E.
- Ellman
NO: 19
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- May 31, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- May 20, 2026 | House
- Passed Both Houses
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading - Passed; 039-019-000
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- Assigned to Executive
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Assigned to Higher Education Committee
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
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