IL HB 1278

enacted

VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 1278 pass?

Yes. IL HB 1278 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171

What is IL HB 1278 about?

IL HB 1278 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS”.

Who sponsors IL HB 1278?

Mary Edly-Allen, Daniel Didech are the primary sponsors of IL HB 1278, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-11
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-13
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
filing
2025-01-28
First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-28
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-11
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-11
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
amendment-introduction
2025-03-11
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-12
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2025-03-19
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2025-03-19
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
2025-03-19
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2025-03-19
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2025-03-19
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-000-000
2025-03-20
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-26
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-26
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-08
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2025-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-04-08
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-08
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2025-04-09
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-09
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-09
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2025-04-09
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-09
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-23
Assigned to Labor
referral-committee
2025-04-30
Do Pass Labor; 017-000-000
2025-04-30
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
reading-2
2025-04-30
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
2025-04-30
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2025-04-30
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2025-05-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2025-05-01
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-01
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
2025-05-07
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2025-05-14
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
2025-05-20
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2025-05-21
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
2025-05-22
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2025-05-22
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2025-05-22
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2025-05-22
Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-22
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-27
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2025-05-28
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2025-06-20
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-15
Effective Date January 1, 2026
2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171
became-law

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Votes

Labor & Commerce
2025-03-19 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (29)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
- Benton, Harry: yes
- Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Ford, La Shawn K: yes
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Moylan, Martin J: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Stava-Murray, Anne: yes
- Ugaste, Dan: yes
- Stephens, Brad: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Bunting, Jason R: not voting
- Davis, Jed: not voting
- Davis, William "Will": not voting
- Fritts, Bradley: not voting
- Halbrook, Brad: not voting
- Jiménez, Lilian: not voting
- Jones, Thaddeus: not voting
- McLaughlin, Martin: not voting
- Olickal, Kevin John: not voting
- Sanalitro, Jennifer: not voting
- Wilhour, Blaine: not voting
- Weber, Tom: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-08 · pass · 110-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Severin: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Jones: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Ford: yes
- Weber: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Stephens: excused
- Kifowit: excused
- Deering: excused
- Cabello: not voting
- Tipsword: not voting
- Yang Rohr: not voting
Labor
2025-04-30 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Balkema, Chris: yes
- Cervantes, Javier L: yes
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Chesney, Andrew S: yes
- Fowler, Dale: yes
- Faraci, Paul: yes
- Joyce, Patrick J: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Peters, Robert: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
- Simmons, Mike: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
- Villanueva, Celina: yes
- Wilcox, Craig: yes
- Aquino, Omar: not voting
- DeWitte, Donald P: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-22 · pass · 56-1
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Chesney: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Bryant: no
- Loughran Cappel: not voting
- Plummer: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1278&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157071&SessionID=114

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