HB 4626 Illinois House · 102nd Regular Session

CHILDREN-PRONOUNS-REFERENCES

Summary

Amends various Acts concerning children by: replacing certain pronouns with the nouns to which the pronouns refer; replacing certain instances of the word "biological"; changing the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman to the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson; deleting certain obsolete language; and making technical and other changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2022 Last action Jan 10, 2023

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2022

How they voted

51–40

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 106

Feb 24, 2022

D Democratic63

51 Yea 12

80% Yea

R Republican43

40 Nay 3

93% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

27

Key actions

2

Committee

4

Feb 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Feb 24, 2022

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-042-000

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Committee

Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Lakesia Collins

Edgar González

Jen Gong-Gershowitz

Michelle Mussman