SB0026
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What this bill does
Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Provides that the court shall apply Illinois law, including the rules on choice of law, to adjudicate the parent-child relationship, and that such applicable law may (rather than does not) depend on the place of birth of the child or the past or present residence of the child. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Passed Both Houses · Last action 281 days ago
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
Public Engagement
Witness slips
36 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Sheri Dare | Illinois Family Forward | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| David Eldridge | David P. Eldridge | Illinois State Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Jeffrey Parness | Northern Illinois University - College of Law | Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Amy Williams | Illinois Secretary of State | Illinois Secretary of State | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Bill Kohlburn | The Simmons Firm | Self | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Bob Guy | SMART-Transportation Division | SMART-TD | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| David Eldridge | David P. Eldridge | Illinois State Bar Association | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Frances Orenic | IL AFL-CIO | IL AFL-CIO | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Jennifer Walling | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Julia Warheit | Citizen Action Illinois | Citizen Action Illinois | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Sara Salger | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Tim McLean | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Alec Laird | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Brian Christenberry | NAMIC | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 | |
| David Curtin | Technology and manufacturing association | Technology and manufacturing association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Eric Madiar | Madiar Government Relations LLC | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Jeffrey Williams | Bayer U.S. LLC | Bayer U.S. LLC | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Jerry Peck | Community Bankers Association of Illinois | Community Bankers Association of Illinois | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Jordan Ryan | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Katie Reilly | Illinois Coalition for Legal Reform | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 | |
| Keenan Irish | Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association | Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Kevin Donahue | Illinois Central | Illinois Central | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Mark Biel | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Mark Denzler | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Matt Wells | Mid-West Truckers Association, Inc. | Mid-West Truckers Association, Inc. | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Matthew Hart | ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION | ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Matthew Hart | ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION | ILLNIOIS MOVERS AND WAREHOUSEMENS ASSOCIATION | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Noah Finley | National Federation of Independent Business | NFIB | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Patrick Schweska | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Phil Melin | Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse | Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Sandra Wulf | Illinois Defense Counsel | Illinois Defense Counsel | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Tim Butler | Illinois Railroad Association | Illinois Railroad Association | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Tom Evenson | Union Pacific Railroad | Union Pacific Railroad | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
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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| 2025-05-23 | H | Committee | Executive | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 4 | — |
| 2025-05-29 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 75 | 37 | 0 | 6 | Passed | 38 | — |
| S | Committee | Judiciary | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 7 | — | |
| S | Floor | Agreed Bill List | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 56 | — |
Action History
53 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-07-02 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Michael E. Hastings Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Assigned toJudiciary Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Do PassJudiciary; 007-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 4, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Laura M. Murphy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;056-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Robert "Bob" Rita Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Civil Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Assigned toExecutive Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Jay Hoffman Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Jay Hoffman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-22 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toExecutive Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21Executive Committee;Rep. Kam Buckner | Other | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed071-038-000 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inExecutive Committee; by Voice Vote | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateExecutive Committee; 008-004-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-23 | 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 |
| 2025-05-23 | 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 |
| 2025-05-23 | 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 | — |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Jay Hoffman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers toExecutive Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be AdoptedExecutive Committee; 008-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Chair Rules placed on standard debate. Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed075-037-000 | Other | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Rick Ryan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Gregg Johnson Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Harry Benton Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Jawaharial Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Mary Edly-Allen Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Adriane Johnson Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 29, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Javier L. Cervantes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed toSen. Don Harmon Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(b) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |