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IL SB 1859

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CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT ACT

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IL SB 1859 pass?

Yes. IL SB 1859 has been enacted into law. 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
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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

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0396

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date August 15, 2025

  3. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-27

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-31

    Passed Both Houses

  6. 2025-05-31

    Senate Concurs

  7. 2025-05-31

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-016-000

  8. 2025-05-29

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 006-003-000

  9. 2025-05-27

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment and Conservation

  10. 2025-05-27

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  11. 2025-05-27

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Graciela Guzmán

    filing

  12. 2025-05-26

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2025

  13. 2025-05-26

    Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  14. 2025-05-23

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-000

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-05-23

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. 2025-05-23

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-23

    Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-21

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  19. 2025-05-20

    Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  20. 2025-05-20

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-20

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  22. 2025-05-20

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee

  23. 2025-05-16

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  24. 2025-05-16

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  26. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  27. 2025-05-01

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  28. 2025-04-30

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  29. 2025-04-30

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  30. 2025-04-29

    Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 017-010-000

  31. 2025-04-17

    Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-04-11

    Referred to Rules Committee

  33. 2025-04-11

    First Reading

    reading-1

  34. 2025-04-10

    Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  35. 2025-04-10

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  36. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000

    passage,reading-3

  37. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  38. 2025-04-10

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Guzman

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-04-10

    Recalled to Second Reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-04-10

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-003-000

  41. 2025-04-09

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  42. 2025-04-08

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation

  43. 2025-04-04

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  44. 2025-04-04

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán

    amendment-introduction

  45. 2025-04-02

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  46. 2025-04-02

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025

  47. 2025-04-02

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  48. 2025-03-20

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

    reading-2

  49. 2025-03-20

    Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-002-000

  50. 2025-03-20

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-03-20

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  52. 2025-03-20

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  53. 2025-03-18

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation

  54. 2025-03-14

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  55. 2025-03-14

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán

    amendment-introduction

  56. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to Environment and Conservation

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-02-25

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  58. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Assignments

  59. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  60. 2025-02-06

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán

    filing

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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