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IL HB 1859

enacted

COM COL-COURSE INSTRUCTOR-AI

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 1859 pass?

Yes. IL HB 1859 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0201

What is IL HB 1859 about?

IL HB 1859 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “COM COL-COURSE INSTRUCTOR-AI”.

Who sponsors IL HB 1859?

Mike Porfirio, Abdelnasser Rashid are the primary sponsors of IL HB 1859, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-08
Latest action
2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0201
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Mike Porfirioprimary
  • Abdelnasser Rashidprimary
  • Hoan Huynhcosponsor
  • Diane Blair-Sherlockcosponsor
  • Kevin John Olickalcosponsor
  • Rick Ryancosponsor
  • Norma Hernandezcosponsor
  • Lindsey LaPointecosponsor
  • Karina Villacosponsor
  • Michael Crawfordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

    filing

  2. 2025-01-29

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-02-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  5. 2025-02-19

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  6. 2025-02-25

    Assigned to Higher Education Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-26

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  8. 2025-02-26

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan

  9. 2025-03-04

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  10. 2025-03-04

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  11. 2025-03-04

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  12. 2025-03-05

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  13. 2025-03-05

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  14. 2025-03-05

    Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000

  15. 2025-03-06

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  16. 2025-03-18

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-18

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  18. 2025-04-07

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-017-001

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-04-08

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  20. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  21. 2025-04-08

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  22. 2025-04-08

    First Reading

    reading-1

  23. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Assignments

  24. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Executive

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-04-29

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  26. 2025-05-01

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-05-01

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  28. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

  29. 2025-05-09

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  30. 2025-05-14

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-05-15

    Do Pass as Amended Executive; 007-003-000

  32. 2025-05-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-15

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025

  35. 2025-05-21

    Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000

    passage,reading-3

  36. 2025-05-21

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  37. 2025-05-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  38. 2025-05-21

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  39. 2025-05-21

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  40. 2025-05-28

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee

  41. 2025-05-29

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000

  42. 2025-05-30

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-022-000

  43. 2025-05-30

    House Concurs

  44. 2025-05-30

    Passed Both Houses

  45. 2025-06-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  47. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  48. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0201

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Higher Education

    2025-03-05 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Chung, Sharon: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
    • Friess, David: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Stuart, Katie: yes
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
    • Ugaste, Dan: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-07 · pass · 87-17

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Haas: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón: yes
    • Hammond: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Reick: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: 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
    • Coffey: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Severin: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Spain: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Deering: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • La Ha: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Ugaste: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Elik: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • McCombie: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Meier: yes
    • Friess: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Fritts: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Windhorst: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González, Edgar: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hauter: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Keicher: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Weber: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Moore: no
    • Grant: no
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: other
    • Ammons: excused
    • Benton: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Hoffman: excused
    • Jiménez: excused
    • Jones: excused
    • Kelly: excused
    • Kifowit: excused
    • Lilly: excused
    • Mayfield: excused
    • Weaver: excused
    • Schweizer: not voting
    • Tipsword: not voting
  • Executive

    2025-05-14 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aquino, Omar: yes
    • Castro, Cristina: yes
    • Cunningham, Bill: yes
    • Harris III, Napoleon: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
    • Murphy, Laura M: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: no
    • Bryant, Terri: no
    • Tracy, Jil: no
    • Curran, John F: not voting
    • Harmon, Don: not voting
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-21 · pass · 46-12

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Joyce: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Stadelman: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Fine: yes
    • Arellano, L.: yes
    • Lightford: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Belt: yes
    • Turner, D.: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Turner, S.: yes
    • Halpin: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Harriss, E.: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Hills: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Curran: yes
    • Preston: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • DeWitte: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Jones, E.: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Syverson: no
    • Fowler: no
    • Balkema: no
    • Tracy: no
    • Bryant: no
    • McClure: no
    • Chesney: no
    • Plummer: no
    • Wilcox: no
    • Rezin: no
    • Rose: no
    • Loughran Cappel: not voting
  • Higher Education

    2025-05-29 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Chung, Sharon: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
    • Friess, David: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
    • Stuart, Katie: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: not voting
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: not voting
    • Ugaste, Dan: not voting
  • Concurrence

    2025-05-30 · pass · 93-22

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ammons: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Haas: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Benton: yes
    • Ortíz: yes
    • Hammond: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Reick: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: 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
    • Crawford: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Spain: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Kifowit: 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
    • Ford: yes
    • Friess: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Windhorst: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hauter: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Severin: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Keicher: no
    • Deering: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Weaver: no
    • Weber: no
    • Meier: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Moore: no
    • Grant: no
    • Scherer: excused
    • McLaughlin: excused
    • Stephens: not voting

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