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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

SB 2895: HEALING THROUGH HISTORY 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

SB 2895 is a bill introduced in the Illinois Senate on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT. Primary sponsor: Darby Hills (Republican), Natalie Manley (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darby HillsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Natalie ManleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Neil AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Li ArellanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Chris BalkemaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate53
Lakesia CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Mary Edly-AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Sara FeigenholtzCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Erica HarrissCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate56
Adriane L. JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Seth LewisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Kimberly LightfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Jason PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate55
Mike Simmons-GessesseCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Elgie SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Katie StuartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Jil TracyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Sally TurnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Craig WilcoxCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
  3. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  4. Assigned to Executive Committee
  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  6. Referred to Rules Committee
  7. First Reading
  8. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  9. Arrived in House
  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  12. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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