HB0872
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What this bill does
Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 313 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Stephanie A. Kifowit advance 1% more often than the chamber average.
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Chief sponsor | 82 | $132,098.18 | Fraternal Order of Police ($37,500.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($10,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($9,000.00) |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Sponsor | 64 | $63,465.00 | Comcast ($6,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management ($6,000.00); Philip Rheams ($3,000.00) |
| Joyce Mason | Sponsor | 90 | $97,369.38 | IPACE ($16,950.00); Abbvie PAC ($8,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00) |
| Michelle Mussman | Sponsor | 34 | $44,011.88 | IPACE ($7,500.00); Chicago Land Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service ($4,711.88) |
| Don Harmon | Sponsor | 714 | $13,527,922.12 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($2,010,000.00); Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($1,500,000.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($735,000.00) |
| Julie A. Morrison | Sponsor | 251 | $482,585.57 | Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($20,250.00); IPACE ($18,000.00); Dudley & Lake LLC ($14,000.00) |
Overlapping donors
Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.
| Donor | Members | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC | Don Harmon, Stephanie A. Kifowit | $2,019,000.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $739,000.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit | $420,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Joyce Mason | $265,000.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Don Harmon, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Joyce Mason | $166,500.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | Don Harmon, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Joyce Mason | $162,000.00 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit | $148,500.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $79,231.68 |
| Associated Beer Distributors PAC | Don Harmon, Joyce Mason | $62,896.28 |
| Cooney & Conway | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $60,000.00 |
| Levin & Perconti | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $55,000.00 |
| IPACE | Michelle Mussman, Julie A. Morrison, Joyce Mason | $42,450.00 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit | $41,000.00 |
| Dudley & Lake LLC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $39,000.00 |
| CAR of Illinois | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Joyce Mason | $38,000.00 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Joyce Mason | $36,500.00 |
| Corboy & Demetrio | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $30,000.00 |
| Simmons Hanly Conroy | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $30,000.00 |
| Meyers & Flowers LLC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $30,000.00 |
| Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $30,000.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Joyce Mason | $24,000.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | Julie A. Morrison, Debbie Meyers-Martin | $21,250.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison | $17,200.00 |
| Illinois Restaurant Association | Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison, Stephanie A. Kifowit | $17,000.00 |
| PCI Gaming Authority | Don Harmon, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Debbie Meyers-Martin | $17,000.00 |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC | — | — | 9 | $2,019,000.00 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 3 | $1,500,000.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC | — | — | 5 | $739,000.00 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC | — | — | 1 | $630,000.00 |
| United Association of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Association PAC | — | — | 2 | $500,000.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | — | — | 3 | $450,000.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | — | — | 7 | $420,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | — | — | 5 | $265,000.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee | — | — | 4 | $235,250.00 |
| UA Political Action Fund | — | — | 1 | $200,000.00 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee | — | — | 1 | $200,000.00 |
| IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | — | — | 1 | $200,000.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | — | — | 7 | $166,500.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | — | — | 6 | $162,000.00 |
| Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC | — | — | 1 | $150,000.00 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | — | — | 7 | $148,500.00 |
| Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA Illinois PAC Fund | — | — | 1 | $125,000.00 |
| Chicago Journeymen Plumbers | — | — | 5 | $110,000.00 |
| Donald F Harmon | Senator | Illinois State Senate | 18 | $106,254.08 |
| Michael J. Sacks | CEO | Grosvenor Capital | 1 | $100,000.00 |
| ULLICO Management Co. | — | — | 1 | $100,000.00 |
| Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC Fund | — | — | 1 | $100,000.00 |
| North Central Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC | — | — | 1 | $100,000.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC | — | — | 7 | $79,231.68 |
| Chicago Mercantile Exchange | — | — | 1 | $75,000.00 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Executive | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 12 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 109 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Passed | 109 | — |
Action History
40 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-12-01 — Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | House | Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned toExecutive Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateExecutive Committee; 012-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Michelle Mussman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toHuman Services Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Michelle Mussman Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Stephanie A. Kifowit | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be AdoptedRules Committee; 005-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed109-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled | Amendment Actions | Mild − |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Joyce Mason Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Michelle Mussman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Don Harmon Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned toAppropriations- Health and Human Services Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Approved for ConsiderationAssignments Rule 3-8(b) | Committee Assignment | Positive |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Julie A. Morrison Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10 | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-10-28 | Senate | Approved for ConsiderationAssignments Rule 3-8(b) | Committee Assignment | Positive |
| 2025-10-28 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-12-01 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(b) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |