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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 5487: LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP

Enacted 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 5487 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP. Primary sponsor: Jen Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), Mike Hastings (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 7, 2026): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0801.

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 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jen Gong-GershowitzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Mike HastingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Diane Blair-SherlockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Mary Beth CantyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Will GuzzardiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Jay HoffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Lilian JiménezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Suzanne NessCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Kevin OlickalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Robert PetersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Abdelnasser RashidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
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. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0801
  2. Effective Date August 7, 2026
  3. Governor Approved
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. Passed Both Houses
  6. House Concurs
  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 075-039-001
  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 075-039-001
  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 075-039-001
  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000
  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000
  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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