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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 4791: SMART START GRANTS-HEAD START

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 4791 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SMART START GRANTS-HEAD START. Primary sponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), Kimberly Lightford (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Maura HirschauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Kimberly LightfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Meg Loughran CappelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Javier CervantesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Barbara HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Lilian JiménezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Chris WelchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7

“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. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  3. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  6. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  7. Assigned to Appropriations- Education
  8. Referred to Assignments
  9. First Reading
  10. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  11. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
  12. Arrive in Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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