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IL HB 2961

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BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 2961 pass?

Not yet. IL HB 2961 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins

What is IL HB 2961 about?

IL HB 2961 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2961?

William "Will" Davis, Lakesia Collins are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2961, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2026-05-28 — Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • William "Will" Davisprimary
  • Lakesia Collinsprimary
  • Sonya M. Harpercosponsor
  • Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
  • Kevin Schmidtcosponsor
  • Marcus C. Evans, Jr.cosponsor
  • Debbie Meyers-Martincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-28

    Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins

  2. 2025-04-16

    Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins

  3. 2025-04-16

    Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston

  4. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Assignments

  5. 2025-04-14

    First Reading

    reading-1

  6. 2025-04-14

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  7. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  8. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  9. 2025-04-10

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  10. 2025-04-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  11. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-027-001

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  13. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-04-10

    Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  17. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  18. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  19. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-03-25

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  21. 2025-03-25

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  22. 2025-03-13

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  23. 2025-03-12

    Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-002

  24. 2025-03-11

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  25. 2025-03-06

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  26. 2025-03-04

    Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Rules Committee

  28. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2025-02-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Labor & Commerce

    2025-03-12 · pass · 17-5

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Avelar, Dagmara: yes
    • Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
    • Benton, Harry: yes
    • Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
    • Canty, Mary Beth: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Ford, La Shawn K: yes
    • Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
    • Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
    • Jiménez, Lilian: yes
    • Hoffman, Jay: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Olickal, Kevin John: yes
    • Stava-Murray, Anne: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Fritts, Bradley: no
    • Halbrook, Brad: no
    • McLaughlin, Martin: no
    • Wilhour, Blaine: no
    • Sanalitro, Jennifer: other
    • Ugaste, Dan: other
    • Bunting, Jason R: not voting
    • González Jr., Edgar: not voting
    • Jones, Thaddeus: not voting
    • Stephens, Brad: not voting
    • Weber, Tom: not voting

  • Labor & Commerce, Amendment 1

    2025-04-09 · pass · 17-5

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Avelar, Dagmara: yes
    • Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
    • Benton, Harry: yes
    • Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Ford, La Shawn K: yes
    • Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
    • González Jr., Edgar: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Hoffman, Jay: yes
    • Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Moylan, Martin J: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Olickal, Kevin John: yes
    • Ugaste, Dan: yes
    • Bunting, Jason R: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Sanalitro, Jennifer: no
    • Wilhour, Blaine: no
    • Weber, Tom: no
    • Du Buclet, Kimberly: not voting
    • Fritts, Bradley: not voting
    • Halbrook, Brad: not voting
    • McLaughlin, Martin: not voting
    • Stava-Murray, Anne: not voting
    • Stephens, Brad: not voting
    • Williams, Jawaharial: not voting

  • Third Reading

    2025-04-10 · pass · 84-27

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

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2961&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161181&SessionID=114

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