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IL HB 57

enacted

ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 57 pass?

Yes. IL HB 57 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-01. Latest recorded action (2025-08-01): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0037

What is IL HB 57 about?

IL HB 57 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON”.

Who sponsors IL HB 57?

Kevin Schmidt, Erica Harriss are the primary sponsors of IL HB 57, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-08-01 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0037
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Kevin Schmidtprimary
  • Erica Harrissprimary
  • Charles Meiercosponsor
  • Jason R. Buntingcosponsor
  • Jason Plummercosponsor
  • Chris Balkemacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-11

    Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

    filing

  2. 2025-01-09

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-09

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-06

    Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 022-000-000

  6. 2025-03-06

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  7. 2025-03-17

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2025-03-17

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  9. 2025-03-18

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

  10. 2025-03-20

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  12. 2025-04-04

    Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  13. 2025-04-04

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier

  14. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 021-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-08

    Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  18. 2025-04-08

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting

  20. 2025-04-09

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  21. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025

    reading-1

  22. 2025-04-10

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  23. 2025-04-10

    First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2025-04-10

    Referred to Assignments

  25. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-30

    Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000

  27. 2025-04-30

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025

    reading-2

  28. 2025-05-01

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  29. 2025-05-01

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025

  30. 2025-05-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **

  31. 2025-05-22

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  32. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  33. 2025-05-22

    Passed Both Houses

  34. 2025-05-30

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema

  35. 2025-06-20

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  36. 2025-08-01

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  37. 2025-08-01

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  38. 2025-08-01

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0037

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Mental Health & Addiction

    2025-03-06 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (23)
    • Costa Howard, Terra: yes
    • Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Davis, Jed: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
    • Gill, Mary: yes
    • Haas, Jackie: yes
    • Guzzardi, Will: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Hauter, William E: yes
    • LaPointe, Lindsey: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Lilly, Camille Y: yes
    • Morgan, Bob: yes
    • Meyers-Martin, Debbie: yes
    • Mussman, Michelle: yes
    • Morris, Yolonda: yes
    • Schmidt, Kevin: yes
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
    • Tipsword, Dennis: yes
    • Sosnowski, Joe C: yes
    • West II, Maurice A: yes
    • Meier, Charles: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-08 · pass · 113-0

    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
    • Stephens: yes
    • Deering: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • La Ha: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: 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
    • 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
    • Kifowit: excused
    • Tarver: not voting
    • West: not voting
  • Mental Health & Addiction, Amendment 1

    2025-04-08 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (23)
    • Davis, Jed: yes
    • Costa Howard, Terra: yes
    • Ford, La Shawn K: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Guzzardi, Will: yes
    • Gill, Mary: yes
    • Hauter, William E: yes
    • Haas, Jackie: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • LaPointe, Lindsey: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Meyers-Martin, Debbie: yes
    • Morris, Yolonda: yes
    • Morgan, Bob: yes
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
    • Mussman, Michelle: yes
    • Severin, Dave: yes
    • Schmidt, Kevin: yes
    • Tipsword, Dennis: yes
    • West II, Maurice A: yes
    • Lilly, Camille Y: not voting
    • Sosnowski, Joe C: not voting
  • Health and Human Services

    2025-04-29 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Arellano Jr., Li: yes
    • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
    • Koehler, David: yes
    • Plummer, Jason: yes
    • Morrison, Julie A: yes
    • Syverson, Dave: yes
    • Villa, Karina: yes
    • Turner, Doris: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: not voting
    • Fine, Laura: not voting
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: not voting
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: 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

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