HB1858
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What this bill does
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner for post-conviction relief who was convicted of a felony offense committed when that person was under 21 years of age who seeks leave to file a successive post-conviction petition claiming that his or her sentence violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution does not have to demonstrate cause for filing the subsequent petition. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 363 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
Public Engagement
Witness slips
161 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahadi White | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Alan Mills | Self | none | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alex Hambrock | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alexandra Reiser | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alexandria Boutros | Self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alexis Esperanza | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alison Flaum | Children & Family Justice Center | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alyssa Meurer | NA | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Amanda Ruch | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Amy Kall | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Andrew Fisher | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Andrew Rohm | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Angela Varnum | none | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Anthony Bills | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Anthony David Bryant | Worker's Center For Racial Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Anthony Hintze | none | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Araceli Tzintzun | Self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Avalon Betts-Gaston | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice NFP | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Barbara Moline | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Benjamin Ruddell | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Betty Magness | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Bonnie Spinazze | Restore Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Brian Beals | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Brianna Gonzalez | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Bruce Bonecutter PhD | Retired Public Health Psychologist | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Cedric Frison | Urban Community Unity Solutions | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Charles Ruth | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Charles W Hoffman | Self | I'm an advocate for Restore Justice Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Chauncy Stockdale | Illinois Alliance for ReEntry and Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Chrisoula Drivas | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Christianne Spivey | CEIC | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Colette Payne | Women's Justice Institute | The Women's Justice Institute | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Courtney Rutledge | Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Cynthia Morfin | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Dale Griffin | Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Dalisha Sanders | NA | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Daniel Crusius | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| DAVID S GINSBURG | none | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Demarco Taylor | None | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Douglas C Kelly | CEIC Corp | CEIC Corp | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Edward E Thompson | Retired | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Elizabeth Botti | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Elizabeth Lewandowski | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Elizabeth R McKay | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Elizabeth W Martin | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Ellen Wiggins | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Emelia Carroll | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Emily Smith | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Emma Ruth | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| erica owens | NA | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Francesca Morris | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Gail T Smith | Children's Best Interest Project | Children's Best Interest Project | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Harriet Cavanah Dart | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Holly Kerr | Retired | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| ISABELLA RIVERA | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Jan Gioldberg | NA | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Jan Silverstein | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Janet Kittlaus | Retired | Myself | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Janice E Rodgers | Personal | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Janice Gintzler | Janice Gintzler | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Janice Gintzler | United Women in Faith | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Jeanne M Porges | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Jill Taylor | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Jim Kent | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Joan Steffen | Institute to End Mass Incarceration | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| John McLees | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Joy Bunton | United Working Families | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Juanita Hernandez | PRREFORM | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Julia Ann Rowley | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| kareem miller | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Karen M Brooker | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Karla Armour | La Matriz Bakery LLC | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Katherine Hughes | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Kathleen Schrobilgen | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Kathryn Culleeny | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Katrina Baugh | Radical Hospitality Ministries | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Keianna Bates | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Kiara Hardin | Chicago Votes | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Kirk Moses | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Kristy Ann Rawson | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Lavetta Louise Dunagan | Illinois Alliance for Reentry Justice | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Leslie F Weber Jr | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Lillian Hong | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Linda Waycie | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Lindsey Hammond | Restore Justice | Restore Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Maria E Garza | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Marilyn Thompson | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Marshan Allen | Illinois Prison Project | Illinois Prison Project | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Martha Younger-White | None | None | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Mary Ellen McGoey | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Maryse Richards | retired | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Max Cerda | Illinois Latino Reintegration Community Collaborative, ILRCC | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Nancy Cowger | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Natasha Mijares | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Nelson Morris | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Newland F Smith | Retired | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Patricia Rich | none | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Paul Rothschild | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Paul Safyan | UUPPI | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Peter Contos | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| RANDY GENAU | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Rebecca Singer | University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Rev Allison Farnum | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Rev Scott Aaseng | Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of IL | Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Richard Sullivan | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Risa Lanier | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Rory McHale | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| SANDRA CASTILLO | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Sandra Rigsbee | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Scott Main | Juvenile Defender Resource Center | self only | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Shadae Bailey | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Shari Stone-Mediatore | Parole Illinois | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Shari Thomas | Restore Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Sharon Hunter-Smith | retired | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Stephen Stern | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 | |
| Susan Bramlet Lavin | Illinois NOW | Illinois NOW | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Susan M Lucci | Individual | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Tamala Allen | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Tekamia Cannon | ILARJ Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Terri Passolt | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Terris E Clark | Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Yesenia Roman | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Yujing Wang | TASC-Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | TASC-Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Zachary Stallard | none | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
| Alexis Esperanza | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Anthony Lowery | Safer Foundation | Safer Foundation | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Avalon Betts-Gaston | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice NFP | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Benjamin Ruddell | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Betty Magness | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Brenda Alwerdt | RbrokenSystems.org | RbrokenSystems.org | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Cesraea Rumpf | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Chauncy Stockdale | Illinois Alliance for ReEntry and Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Elizabeth Lewandowski | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Emma Ruth | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Frederique Desrosiers | Chicago Votes | Chicago Votes | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Gail T Smith | Children's Best Interest Project | Children's Best Interest Project | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Janet Kittlaus | Retired | Myself | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Jasmine Smith | Chicago Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression | Executive member | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Jennifer Nelson | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Jersey Shabazz Hosier | Access Living | Access Living | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Joan Steffen | Institute to End Mass Incarceration | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Kathryn Culleeny | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Lavetta Louise Dunagan | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Lindsey Hammond | Restore Justice | Restore Justice | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Marshan Allen | Illinois Prison Project | Illinois Prison Project | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Max Cerda | Illinois Latino Reintegration Community Collaborative, ILRCC | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Paul Rothschild | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Peter Contos | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Rebecca Levin | TASC - Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | TASC - Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Rev Allison Farnum | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Rev Scott Aaseng | Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of IL | Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Sandra Rigsbee | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Scott Main | Juvenile Defender Resource Center | self only | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Stephen Stern | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Steven Serikaku | None | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Susan Lucci | none | self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 |
| Yosef Moore | Access Living | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-06 | |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | Opponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-03-13 |
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 | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 4 | — |
Action History
13 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Lilian Jiménez House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-29 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Assigned toRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Removed Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild − |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-003-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-13 | 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 |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 | — |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |