Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jo Anne Simon was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced607
Out of committee325
Passed one chamber293
Passed both chambers278
Became law277
Never left committee282
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 61 bills that became law this session.
Establishes the "removing barriers to higher education success act" which directs the state university and city university to adopt policies that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that such student is an individual with a disability; establishes a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education.
Not out of committeeprint number 4841a · 2026-08-14
Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a belief or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ethnicity; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant and provides exceptions to such authority to arrest; includes such falsely reporting as a hate crime; authorizes the law enforcement misconduct investigative office to receive and investigate complaints alleging falsely reporting an incident; establishes databases of law enforcement officers and persons convicted of falsely reporting; requires notifying persons of the termination of certain criminal actions or proceedings; relates to the statute of limitations for filing an action relating to falsely reporting.
Not out of committeeprint number 7215b · 2026-07-01
Requires the comptroller review and approve all contracts above a minimum contract value set by the legislature.
Not out of committeeopinion referred to judiciary · 2026-06-24
Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.
Out of committeesubstituted by s1004b · 2026-06-05
Establishes a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the competency restoration process as it relates to defendants who are being evaluated and receiving restoration under article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law to permit legal proceedings to resume without undue delay.
Out of committeesubstituted by s10309 · 2026-06-04
Directs the department of transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of highway construction and maintenance worker safety; directs the department to gather feedback from stakeholders; requires the department to submit a report on its findings and recommendations.
Passed one chamberREFERRED TO RULES · 2026-06-04
Commemorating November 11, 2026, as Veterans Day
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Recognizing June 13, 2026, as Dragonfly Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 1-7, 2026, as Veterans Awareness Week in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 3, 2026, as Ostomy Awareness Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Disability Employment Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Perthes Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month, and June 27, 2026, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Provides for adult changing tables to be placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need help with diapering at commercial places of public amusement and state-owned buildings open to the public.
Out of committeesubstituted by s4042b · 2026-06-02
Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
Passed one chamberRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · 2026-06-02
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