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HB 641 — HIGHER ED-FEMININE HYGIENE
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0250
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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28 sponsors
2 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (22 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or leased by the board or over which the board has care, custody, and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or administrative purposes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but replaces the term "feminine hygiene products" with the term "menstrual hygiene products". Effective immediately.
Bill Text
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0250
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Effective Date August 5, 2021
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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House Concurs
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-037-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-000
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
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Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 009-004-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
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Postponed - Higher Education
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Assigned to Higher Education
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2021
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-031-000
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
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Assigned to Higher Education Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
Sponsors
- Karina Villa · Primary
- Katie Stuart · Primary
- Kelly M. Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Barbara Hernandez · Cosponsor
- Stephanie A. Kifowit · Cosponsor
- Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor
- Michael W. Halpin · Cosponsor
- Jonathan Carroll · Cosponsor
- LaToya Greenwood · Cosponsor
- Sue Scherer · Cosponsor
- Will Guzzardi · Cosponsor
- Daniel Didech · Cosponsor
- Joyce Mason · Cosponsor
- Kam Buckner · Cosponsor
- Anne Stava · Cosponsor
- Natalie A. Manley · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez · Cosponsor
- Bob Morgan · Cosponsor
- Deb Conroy · Cosponsor
- Dagmara Avelar · Cosponsor
- Delia C. Ramirez · Cosponsor
- Anna Moeller · Cosponsor
- Lindsey LaPointe · Cosponsor
- Kelly M. Burke · Cosponsor
- Celina Villanueva · Cosponsor
- Sara Feigenholtz · Cosponsor
- Terra Costa Howard · Cosponsor
- Van Pelt · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 155 not signed on · 36 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Karina Villa Democrat
- Katie Stuart Democrat
Co-sponsors (26)
- Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat
- Barbara Hernandez Democrat
- Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat
- Lakesia Collins Democrat
- Michael W. Halpin Democrat
- Jonathan Carroll
- LaToya Greenwood
- Sue Scherer Democrat
- Will Guzzardi Democrat
- Daniel Didech Democrat
- Joyce Mason Democrat
- Kam Buckner Democrat
- Anne Stava Democrat
- Natalie A. Manley Democrat
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat
- Bob Morgan Democrat
- Deb Conroy
- Dagmara Avelar Democrat
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Anna Moeller Democrat
- Lindsey LaPointe Democrat
- Kelly M. Burke
- Celina Villanueva Democrat
- Sara Feigenholtz Democrat
- Terra Costa Howard Democrat
- Van Pelt
Not signed on (155)
155 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 155 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 48 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 37 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 31% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Nichols | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Bos | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Luft | — | Nay |
| Marron | — | Nay |
| Demmer | — | Nay |
| Welter | — | Nay |
| Mazzochi | — | Nay |
| Durkin | — | Nay |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Frese | — | Nay |
| Batinick | — | Not Voting |
| Ozinga | — | Not Voting |
| Stoneback | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Yednock | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Nay |
| Bourne | — | Nay |
| Butler | — | Nay |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Caulkins | — | Nay |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Nay |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Nay |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Nay |
| David Friess | Republican | Nay |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Nay |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Nay |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Nay |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Nay |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 22% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barickman | — | Nay |
| Stoller | — | Nay |
| Harris | — | Not Voting |
| Stewart | — | Not Voting |
| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Crowe | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Pacione-Zayas | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Nay |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Simmons, Mike | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Nay |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Nay |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Nay |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Nay |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Nay |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 49 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 76 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 26% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Yednock | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Batinick | — | Nay |
| Bennett | — | Nay |
| Bourne | — | Nay |
| Butler | — | Nay |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Marron | — | Nay |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Frese | — | Nay |
| Ozinga | — | Not Voting |
| Caulkins | — | Not Voting |
| Luft | — | Not Voting |
| Demmer | — | Not Voting |
| Durkin | — | Not Voting |
| Nichols | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Bos | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Stoneback | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Mazzochi | — | Yea |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Nay |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Nay |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Nay |
| David Friess | Republican | Nay |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Nay |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Nay |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 641 do?
- Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or leased by the board or over which the board has care, custody, and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or administrative purposes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but replaces the term "feminine hygiene products" with the term "menstrual hygiene products". Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 641?
- HB 641 is sponsored by Karina Villa (Democrat), Katie Stuart (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Barbara Hernandez (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Lakesia Collins (Democrat), Michael W. Halpin (Democrat), Jonathan Carroll, LaToya Greenwood, Sue Scherer (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Daniel Didech (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Kam Buckner (Democrat), Anne Stava (Democrat), Natalie A. Manley (Democrat), Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat), Bob Morgan (Democrat), Deb Conroy, Dagmara Avelar (Democrat), Delia C. Ramirez, Anna Moeller (Democrat), Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat), Kelly M. Burke, Celina Villanueva (Democrat), Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Terra Costa Howard (Democrat), and Van Pelt.
- What is the current status of HB 641?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2021. Enacted.
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