# Illinois HB2961: BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT Illinois HB2961, BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-05-28 (Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2961-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2961 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACT - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: labor & commerce, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (118 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Best Interest of the State Act. Provides that any collective bargaining unit, contractor, or subcontractor participating in a project labor agreement shall satisfy specified requirements to promote racial inclusion, diversity, and equity. Contains provisions concerning prequalification of collective bargaining units, contractors, and subcontractors; the determination of the demographic make-up of counties; complaints to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion; and penalties. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Construction Training and Development Fund. Amends the Project Labor Agreements Act and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 84 | 27 | 1 | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 17 | 5 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 17 | 5 | 2 | ## Actions (29) - 2026-05-28: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-027-001 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-10: Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-13: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-005-002 (House) - 2025-03-11: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2961eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2961ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2961.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/10400HB2961eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2961ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2961.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-HB2961-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).