IL SB 1181

enacted

PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper

Quick answers

Did IL SB 1181 pass?

Yes. IL SB 1181 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-21. Latest recorded action (2025-08-21): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0431

What is IL SB 1181 about?

IL SB 1181 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION”.

Who sponsors IL SB 1181?

Steve Stadelman, Daniel Didech are the primary sponsors of IL SB 1181, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-12
Latest action: 2025-08-21 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0431
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-24
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
filing
2025-01-24
First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-24
Referred to Assignments
2025-03-12
Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
amendment-introduction
2025-03-12
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-03-14
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
amendment-introduction
2025-03-14
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2025-03-18
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
2025-03-18
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2025-03-19
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-03-19
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
2025-03-19
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
reading-2
2025-03-20
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-20
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
2025-04-10
Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-10
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-04-10
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2025-04-11
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-11
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-17
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee
2025-05-01
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
amendment-introduction
2025-05-01
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-05-06
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2025-05-07
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000
amendment-passage
2025-05-07
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000
2025-05-07
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-12
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2025-05-12
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
2025-05-12
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2025-05-12
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
2025-05-16
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-16
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-21
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2025-05-21
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
2025-05-22
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-05-22
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-22
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2025-05-22
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2025
2025-05-27
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
filing
2025-05-27
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2025-05-27
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
2025-05-28
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
2025-05-31
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-010-000
2025-05-31
Senate Concurs
2025-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2025-06-27
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-21
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-21
Effective Date August 21, 2025
2025-08-21
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0431
became-law

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Documents

Votes

Judiciary
2025-03-19 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Fine, Laura: yes
- Curran, John F: yes
- Harmon, Don: yes
- Halpin, Michael W: yes
- Hills, Darby A: yes
- Hastings, Michael E: yes
- Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
Third Reading
2025-04-10 · pass · 55-1
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: 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
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Chesney: no
- Aquino: not voting
- Hunter: not voting
- Jones, E.: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-07 · pass · 13-4
Member-level votes (20)
- Buckner, Kam: yes
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Canty, Mary Beth: yes
- Delgado, Eva-Dina: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
- Jiménez, Lilian: yes
- Hoffman, Jay: yes
- Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
- Olickal, Kevin John: yes
- Tarver II, Curtis J: yes
- Williams, Ann M: yes
- Fritts, Bradley: no
- Reick, Steven: no
- Ugaste, Dan: no
- Weber, Tom: no
- Davis, Jed: not voting
- Friess, David: not voting
- McLaughlin, Martin: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-22 · pass · 75-38
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Delgado: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Mason: yes
- Vella: 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, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Haas: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hammond: no
- Reick: no
- Hauter: no
- Bunting: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Cabello: no
- Sanalitro: no
- Coffey: no
- Schweizer: no
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Sheehan: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Spain: no
- Keicher: no
- Stephens: no
- Deering: no
- La Ha: no
- Swanson: no
- Tipsword: no
- Ugaste: no
- Elik: no
- McCombie: no
- Weaver: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Weber: no
- Meier: no
- Friess: no
- Fritts: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Moore: no
- Windhorst: no
- Grant: no
- Scherer: excused
- Sosnowski: excused
- Syed: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Jones: absent
Judiciary
2025-05-28 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Cunningham, Bill: yes
- Aquino, Omar: yes
- Harmon, Don: yes
- Curran, John F: yes
- Hills, Darby A: yes
- Hastings, Michael E: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
- Sims Jr., Elgie R: not voting
Concurrence
2025-05-31 · pass · 47-10
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: 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
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Anderson: no
- Syverson: no
- Fowler: no
- Balkema: no
- Bryant: no
- Turner, S.: no
- McClure: no
- Chesney: no
- Plummer: no
- Rose: no
- Fine: not voting
- Lightford: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1181&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=158993&SessionID=114

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