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IL SB 1607

enacted

FREEDOM TRAILS COMMISSION

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IL SB 1607 pass?

Yes. IL SB 1607 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-01): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113

What is IL SB 1607 about?

IL SB 1607 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “FREEDOM TRAILS COMMISSION”.

Who sponsors IL SB 1607?

Debbie Meyers-Martin, David Koehler are the primary sponsors of IL SB 1607, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-08-01 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Debbie Meyers-Martinprimary
  • David Koehlerprimary
  • Willie Prestoncosponsor
  • Elgie R. Sims, Jr.cosponsor
  • Kimberly A. Lightfordcosponsor
  • Rachel Venturacosponsor
  • Jil Tracycosponsor
  • Laura M. Murphycosponsor
  • Meg Loughran Cappelcosponsor
  • Lakesia Collinscosponsor
  • Emanuel "Chris" Welchcosponsor
  • Suzanne M. Nesscosponsor
  • William "Will" Daviscosponsor
  • Anthony DeLucacosponsor
  • Nicolle Grassecosponsor
  • Doris Turnercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-01

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-01

    Effective Date August 1, 2025

  3. 2025-08-01

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-18

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-21

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  6. 2025-05-21

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca

  7. 2025-05-21

    Passed Both Houses

  8. 2025-05-21

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-05-14

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

  10. 2025-05-14

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  11. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  12. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  13. 2025-05-06

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

  14. 2025-05-01

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-30

    Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000

  16. 2025-04-17

    Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

  18. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  19. 2025-04-09

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  20. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Rules Committee

  21. 2025-04-09

    First Reading

    reading-1

  22. 2025-04-09

    Chief House Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  23. 2025-04-09

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-09

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  25. 2025-04-09

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  26. 2025-04-09

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  27. 2025-04-09

    Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2025-04-09

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  29. 2025-04-04

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  30. 2025-04-04

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-04-04

    Recalled to Second Reading

    reading-2

  32. 2025-04-03

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000

  33. 2025-04-03

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston

  34. 2025-03-18

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government

  35. 2025-03-18

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025

  36. 2025-03-18

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  37. 2025-03-12

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  38. 2025-03-12

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler

    amendment-introduction

  39. 2025-02-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025

    reading-2

  40. 2025-02-20

    Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000

  41. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to State Government

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-02-04

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  43. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Assignments

  44. 2025-02-04

    First Reading

    reading-1

  45. 2025-02-04

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • State Government

    2025-02-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
    • Arellano Jr., Li: yes
    • Joyce, Patrick J: yes
    • Halpin, Michael W: yes
    • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
    • Stadelman, Steve: yes
    • Preston, Willie: yes
    • Turner, Doris: yes
    • Martwick, Robert F: not voting
    • Turner, Sally J: not voting
  • State Government, Amendment 1

    2025-04-03 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
    • Arellano Jr., Li: yes
    • Joyce, Patrick J: yes
    • Martwick, Robert F: yes
    • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
    • Stadelman, Steve: yes
    • Preston, Willie: yes
    • Turner, Doris: yes
    • Halpin, Michael W: not voting
    • Turner, Sally J: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-09 · pass · 56-0

    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
    • 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
    • DeWitte: yes
    • Rezin: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Aquino: not voting
    • Hunter: not voting
    • Jones, E.: not voting
  • State Government Administration

    2025-04-30 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Coffey Jr., Michael J: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Crawford, Michael: yes
    • Grasse, Nicolle: yes
    • Ryan, Rick: yes
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-21 · pass · 110-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • Deering: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • La Ha: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: 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
    • 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
    • Hirschauer: excused
    • Davis, Lisa: excused
    • Stephens: excused
    • Syed: excused
    • Friess: excused
    • Harper: not voting

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