Sami's Law Passed!
Things have been moving very quickly since Senator Sue Rezin introduced the bill and Renee and I testified in front of the Senate Executive Committee on May 8, 2024.
The bill was slimmed down and added to another bill ("shell bill"), which was sent back to the Senate Executive Committee. On May 15th the Senate Executive Committee voted to move the bill to the floor of the Senate. On May 16th it was voted on by the Senate and it passed unanimously!
It was then sent to the House Human Services Committee. We found out about the hearing too late and neither Renee nor I were able to testify in person. I was able to send in a statement AND we got over 150 witness slips! Thank you to everyone who sent in slips!
The House Human Services Committee voted on May 21st to move the bill to the floor of the House. There is some concern "about timing," so the bill was adjusted (again). I then asked people to call their Representatives and ask them to vote for our bill. I called Representative Jed Davis' office and spoke to his assistant. She told me that Representative Davis will vote for the bill. She then told me that she didn't realize that this was even an issue and she is happy that we are working so hard to bring awareness to this issue.
On May 23rd the House voted and unanimously passed the bill! On June 21st the bill was sent to the Governor.
Governor Pritzker signed the bill on August 9th and Sami's Law is official!
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