IL HB 4438

enacted

STATE BEE DESIGNATION

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 4438 pass?

Yes. IL HB 4438 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-08): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0539

What is IL HB 4438 about?

IL HB 4438 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “STATE BEE DESIGNATION”.

Who sponsors IL HB 4438?

Laura Ellman, Janet Yang Rohr are the primary sponsors of IL HB 4438, joined by 24 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-04-10
Latest action: 2026-07-08 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0539
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0539
became-law
2026-07-08
Effective Date January 1, 2027
2026-07-08
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2026-06-26
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2026-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2026-05-31
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-05-27
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2026
2026-05-27
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-05-27
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
reading-2
2026-05-27
Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000
2026-05-22
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
2026-05-19
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2026-05-19
Assigned to State Government
referral-committee
2026-05-19
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
2026-05-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2026-04-24
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
2026-04-14
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2026-04-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2026-04-10
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-10
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-10
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2026-04-10
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-10
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2026-04-09
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2026-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-08
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-02
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2026-02-26
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-02-25
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
2026-02-19
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2026-02-17
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-20
First Reading
reading-1
2026-01-15
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
filing

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Votes

State Government Administration
2026-02-25 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Coffey Jr., Michael J: yes
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Crawford, Michael: yes
- Grasse, Nicolle: yes
- Faver Dias, Laura: yes
- Ryan, Rick: yes
- Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
- Swanson, Dan: yes
Third Reading
2026-04-09 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Haas: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Severin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Swanson: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Syed: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Manley: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weber: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- West: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Hammond: excused
- Rosenthal: excused
- Hernandez, Lisa: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Johnson: excused
- Davidsmeyer: excused
- Sosnowski: excused
- Jones: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Delgado: excused
- DeLuca: excused
- Tipsword: excused
- Evans: excused
- Ford: excused
- Wilhour: excused
- Hernandez, Norma: not voting
- Stava: not voting
- LaPointe: not voting
- Du Buclet: not voting
- Morgan: not voting
- Grant: not voting
- Crespo: absent
State Government
2026-05-27 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Arellano Jr., Li: yes
- Joyce, Patrick J: yes
- Halpin, Michael W: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Stadelman, Steve: yes
- Preston, Willie: yes
- Turner, Sally J: yes
- Turner, Doris: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: not voting
Third Reading
2026-05-31 · 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
- Loughran Cappel: 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
- 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
- Chesney: not voting

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4438&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165143&SessionID=114

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