SB 784 — SAFETY-TECH
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0364
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker (Democratic) on August 15, 2025.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
2 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill SB 784 has been updated to remove the term "Engrossed" and replace it with "Enrolled." This change clarifies the bill's status in the legislative process, indicating that it has been finalized and is ready for the governor's approval. Understanding these terms helps ensure that everyone is aware of where the bill stands and the next steps it will take.
SB0784 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 07112 BDA 17149 b AN ACT concerning safety.
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0364
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Effective Date January 1, 2026
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 012-000-000
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
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Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Belt
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Recalled to Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
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Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
Sponsors
- Jawaharial Williams · Cosponsor
- Christopher Belt · Primary
- Jay Hoffman · Primary
- Katie Stuart · Cosponsor
- Kevin Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Dave Vella · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Christopher Belt Democrat
- Jay Hoffman Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Katie Stuart Democrat
- Kevin Schmidt Republican
- Dave Vella Democrat
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"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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| Democrat | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 113 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Stava-Murray | — | Yea |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Du Buclet | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Katz Muhl | — | Yea |
| La Ha | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | 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 |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | 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 |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Not Voting |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Jawaharial Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Not Voting |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole La Ha | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | 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 | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adriane L. Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mike Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 784?
- SB 784 is sponsored by Williams, Jawaharial, Christopher Belt (Democrat), Jay Hoffman (Democrat), Katie Stuart (Democrat), Kevin Schmidt (Republican), and Dave Vella (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 784?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 784?
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