# Illinois HB1615: COURTHOUSE FLAG Illinois HB1615, COURTHOUSE FLAG, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1615-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1615 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: COURTHOUSE FLAG - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: counties & townships, assignments, local government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (201 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Flag Display Act. Permits the United States national flag to be displayed on the grounds of a courthouse (rather than only on the top of a courthouse). ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brad Halbrook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass Local Government; | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Assigned to Local Government (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-04: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2025-04-03: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca (House) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-03-06: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-05: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-02-27: Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1615-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).