IL HB 2459

enacted

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING LICENSURE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 2459 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2459 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0228

What is IL HB 2459 about?

IL HB 2459 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “PUBLIC ACCOUNTING LICENSURE”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2459?

Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Natalie A. Manley are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2459, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-04-09
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0228
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-03
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
filing
2025-02-04
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
2025-02-04
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-04
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-04
Assigned to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
2025-03-11
Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; 012-000-000
2025-03-12
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2025-03-12
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
2025-03-12
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
2025-03-12
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-19
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-19
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
2025-04-08
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2025-04-08
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-08
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-04-08
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2025-04-09
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-09
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-23
Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee
2025-05-01
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
2025-05-01
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
reading-2
2025-05-07
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
2025-05-15
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
2025-05-20
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2025-05-22
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-22
Passed Both Houses
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 . . . . . . . . . 104-0228
became-law

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Votes

Financial Institutions & Licensing
2025-03-11 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Coffey Jr., Michael J: yes
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
- Davidsmeyer, Christopher: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Delgado, Eva-Dina: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
- Elik, Amy: yes
- Mayfield, Rita: yes
- Manley, Natalie A: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Ugaste, Dan: yes
Third Reading
2025-04-08 · pass · 114-0
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
- Cabello: 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
- Deering: 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
- Tipsword: 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
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Stephens: excused
- Kifowit: excused
Licensed Activities
2025-04-30 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Cervantes, Javier L: yes
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Harriss, Erica: yes
- Glowiak Hilton, Suzy: yes
- Jones III, Emil: yes
- Hastings, Michael E: yes
- McClure, Steve: yes
- Syverson, Dave: not voting
- Villivalam, Ram: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-22 · pass · 58-0
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
- Bryant: 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
- Plummer: 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
- Loughran Cappel: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2459&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160235&SessionID=114

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