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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 2961: BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2961 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT. Primary sponsor: Will Davis (Democratic), Lakesia Collins (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will DavisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Lakesia CollinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Marcus EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Sonya HarperCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Camille LillyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Debbie Meyers-MartinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Kevin SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse114

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
  2. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
  3. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston
  4. Referred to Assignments
  5. First Reading
  6. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III
  7. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
  8. Arrive in Senate
  9. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  11. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-027-001
  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source