SB2770 — LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0630
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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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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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22 sponsors
1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill provides health insurance for county medical examiners and coroners without cost-sharing requirements.
This bill amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to classify county medical examiners and coroners as first responders. It ensures they receive health insurance coverage without any deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments.
What this means for you
- Workers: County medical examiners and coroners will receive health insurance coverage with no out-of-pocket costs.
Summary
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that county medical examiners and coroners are first responders for the purposes of provisions requiring a county to provide health insurance coverage for its employees who are first responders without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB2770 on the official Illinois source →Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0630
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Effective Date January 1, 2027
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-021-000
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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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 Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 010-005-000
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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Assigned to Insurance Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2026
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026
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Second Reading
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026
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Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
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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. Patrick J. Joyce
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Assigned to Local Government
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Sponsors
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar · Cosponsor
- Katie Stuart · Cosponsor
- Amy Elik · Cosponsor
- Jr. Michael J. Coffey · Cosponsor
- Dagmara Avelar · Cosponsor
- Mary Gill · Cosponsor
- Joyce Mason · Cosponsor
- Natalie A. Manley · Cosponsor
- Dave Vella · Cosponsor
- Camille Y. Lilly · Cosponsor
- Matt Hanson · Cosponsor
- Nicolle Grasse · Cosponsor
- Martha Deuter · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Joyce · Primary
- Erica Harriss · Cosponsor
- Michael W. Halpin · Cosponsor
- Paul Faraci · Cosponsor
- Robert Peters · Cosponsor
- Adriane L. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Rachel Ventura · Cosponsor
- Andrew S. Chesney · Cosponsor
- Cristina Castro · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick J. Joyce Democrat
Co-sponsors (21)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- Katie Stuart
- Amy Elik
- Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- Dagmara Avelar
- Mary Gill
- Joyce Mason
- Natalie A. Manley
- Dave Vella
- Camille Y. Lilly
- Matt Hanson
- Nicolle Grasse
- Martha Deuter
- Erica Harriss Republican
- Michael W. Halpin Democrat
- Paul Faraci Democrat
- Robert Peters Democrat
- Adriane L. Johnson Democrat
- Rachel Ventura Democrat
- Andrew S. Chesney Republican
- Cristina Castro Democrat
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"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 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 15 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 18% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Du Buclet | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Katz Muhl | — | Yea |
| La Ha | — | 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 |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jawaharial Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Cochran | 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 | Not Voting |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | 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 | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Nay |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Nay |
| David Friess | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Nay |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Nay |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Nay |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 31% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Katz Muhl | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Not Voting |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Nay |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Harris, N. | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | 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 | Yea |
| Graciela Guzmán | 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 | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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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| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adriane L. Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | 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 | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB2770 do?
- Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that county medical examiners and coroners are first responders for the purposes of provisions requiring a county to provide health insurance coverage for its employees who are first responders without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement.
- Who sponsors SB2770 ?
- SB2770 is sponsored by Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Katie Stuart, Amy Elik, Michael J. Coffey, Jr., Dagmara Avelar, Mary Gill, Joyce Mason, Natalie A. Manley, Dave Vella, Camille Y. Lilly, Matt Hanson, Nicolle Grasse, Martha Deuter, Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat), Erica Harriss (Republican), Michael W. Halpin (Democrat), Paul Faraci (Democrat), Robert Peters (Democrat), Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), and Cristina Castro (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB2770 ?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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