# Illinois HB3255: PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS-SPOUSES Illinois HB3255, PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS-SPOUSES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-04-09 (Referred to Assignments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3255-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3255 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS-SPOUSES - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: police & fire, assignments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (123 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Provides that, if the injured employee subsequently dies, the employer shall continue to pay the entire health insurance premium for the surviving spouse (rather than the surviving spouse until remarried) and for the dependent children under specified conditions. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brad Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John M. Cabello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Filed (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-19: Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Police & Fire Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3255eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3255.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/10400HB3255eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3255.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-HB3255-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).