IL SB 1859
enactedCLIMATE DISPLACEMENT ACT
Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper
Quick answers
Did IL SB 1859 pass?
Yes. IL SB 1859 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0396
What is IL SB 1859 about?
IL SB 1859 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT ACT”.
Who sponsors IL SB 1859?
Will Guzzardi, Graciela Guzmán are the primary sponsors of IL SB 1859, joined by 8 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Latest action
- 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0396
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Will Guzzardiprimary
- Graciela Guzmánprimary
- Karina Villacosponsor
- Laura Finecosponsor
- Adriane Johnsoncosponsor
- Mike Simmonscosponsor
- Joyce Masoncosponsor
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.cosponsor
- Dagmara Avelarcosponsor
- Rachel Venturacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
filing
2025-02-06
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-06
Referred to Assignments
2025-02-25
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2025-03-12
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
referral-committee
2025-03-14
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
amendment-introduction
2025-03-14
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-03-18
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2025-03-20
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2025-03-20
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2025-03-20
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-03-20
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-002-000
2025-03-20
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025
reading-2
2025-04-02
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-02
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025
2025-04-02
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2025-04-04
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
amendment-introduction
2025-04-04
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2025-04-08
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2025-04-09
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2025-04-10
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-003-000
2025-04-10
Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-10
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Guzman
amendment-passage
2025-04-10
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2025-04-10
Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-10
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-04-10
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2025-04-11
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-11
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-17
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 017-010-000
2025-04-30
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-30
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2025-05-01
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2025-05-14
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-05-16
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
amendment-introduction
2025-05-16
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-05-20
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
2025-05-20
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-05-20
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-20
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-05-21
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-05-23
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-23
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-23
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-05-23
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-26
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2025-05-26
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2025
2025-05-27
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Graciela Guzmán
filing
2025-05-27
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2025-05-27
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment and Conservation
2025-05-29
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 006-003-000
2025-05-31
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-016-000
2025-05-31
Senate Concurs
2025-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2025-06-27
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-15
Effective Date August 15, 2025
2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0396
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
Environment and Conservation
2025-03-20 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- DeWitte, Donald P: yes
- Chesney, Andrew S: yes
- Feigenholtz, Sara: yes
- Ellman, Laura: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Fine, Laura: yes
- Morrison, Julie A: yes
- Walker, Mark L: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- Plummer, Jason: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-10 · pass · 40-15
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Preston: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Anderson: no
- Arellano, L.: no
- Syverson: no
- Fowler: no
- Balkema: no
- Tracy: no
- Bryant: no
- Turner, S.: no
- McClure: no
- Harriss, E.: no
- Chesney: no
- Plummer: no
- Wilcox: no
- DeWitte: no
- Rose: no
- Aquino: not voting
- Guzmán: not voting
- Hunter: not voting
- Jones, E.: not voting
Environment and Conservation, Amendment 2
2025-04-10 · pass · 7-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Feigenholtz, Sara: yes
- Ellman, Laura: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Fine, Laura: yes
- Morrison, Julie A: yes
- Walker, Mark L: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: no
- Chesney, Andrew S: no
- Plummer, Jason: no
Energy & Environment
2025-04-29 · pass · 17-10
Member-level votes (29)
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Ammons, Carol: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Faver Dias, Laura: yes
- Harper, Sonya M: yes
- Jiménez, Lilian: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Mussman, Michelle: yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- Ness, Suzanne M: yes
- Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry": yes
- Williams, Ann M: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Davis, Jed: no
- Bunting, Jason R: no
- Deering, Regan: no
- Fritts, Bradley: no
- Halbrook, Brad: no
- Miller, Chris: no
- Meier, Charles: no
- Niemerg, Adam M: no
- Severin, Dave: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Du Buclet, Kimberly: not voting
- Mason, Joyce: not voting
Energy & Environment, Amendment 1
2025-05-20 · pass · 16-9
Member-level votes (29)
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Briel, Amy: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Faver Dias, Laura: yes
- Harper, Sonya M: yes
- Jiménez, Lilian: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- Ness, Suzanne M: yes
- Mussman, Michelle: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
- Tarver II, Curtis J: yes
- Williams, Ann M: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Bunting, Jason R: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Deering, Regan: no
- Fritts, Bradley: no
- Halbrook, Brad: no
- Meier, Charles: no
- Miller, Chris: no
- Niemerg, Adam M: no
- Severin, Dave: no
- Ammons, Carol: not voting
- Du Buclet, Kimberly: not voting
- Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry": not voting
- Wilhour, Blaine: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-23 · pass · 71-38
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: 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
- 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
- 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
- Schmidt: no
- Coffey: no
- Schweizer: no
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Sheehan: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Davis, Jed: 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
- Ammons: excused
- Andrade: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Jones: excused
- Sosnowski: excused
- Spain: excused
- Syed: excused
- Du Buclet: excused
- Mayfield: excused
Environment and Conservation, Amendment 1
2025-05-29 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Ellman, Laura: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Fine, Laura: yes
- Morrison, Julie A: yes
- Walker, Mark L: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: no
- Chesney, Andrew S: no
- Plummer, Jason: no
- Feigenholtz, Sara: not voting
Concurrence, Amendment 1
2025-05-31 · pass · 40-16
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: 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
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Anderson: no
- Arellano, L.: no
- Syverson: no
- Fowler: no
- Balkema: no
- Tracy: no
- Bryant: no
- Turner, S.: no
- McClure: no
- Harriss, E.: no
- Chesney: no
- Plummer: no
- Wilcox: no
- DeWitte: no
- Rezin: no
- Rose: no
- Fine: not voting
- Lightford: not voting
- Collins: not voting
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