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Illinois Sen. Harmon’s Business Corporation Act technical amendment bill passes House and Senate

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Don Harmon, Illinois State Senator for 39th District | Facebook

Don Harmon, Illinois State Senator for 39th District | Facebook

Newly passed bill authored by State Sen. Don Harmon seeks to revise the short title section of the Business Corporation Act of 1983, aiming to ensure alignment with legislative standards following its approval in both chambers, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

In the House, 75 Democrats and two Republicans voted in favor of the bill, while 36 Republicans opposed it.

Meanwhile, in the Senate, 36 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, while four Republicans voted against it.

Harmon introduced the bill in the Illinois Senate on Jan. 24, 2025 during the 104th session.

The legislation, known as SB0314, was passed on May 31, 2025 during the general assembly session 104.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, specifically revising Section 1.01, which addresses the short title of the Act. The amendment involves making a technical adjustment to this section, ensuring alignment with legislative standards, but does not introduce substantive changes to the existing legal framework or operations prescribed by the Act. There is no stated intended impact or significant alteration to corporate governance or practices as a result of this amendment.

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Christopher Belt (Democrat-57th District), Sen. Adriane Johnson (Democrat-30th District), and Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat-78th District), along with 17 other sponsors.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Harmon graduated from Knox College in 1988 with a BA and again in 1994 from University of Chicago with a JD.

Harmon, a Democrat, was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2003 to represent the state's 39th Senate District, replacing previous state senator John Cullerton.

Some lawmakers were in the chamber but did not cast any vote, listed as "Not Voting". Others were not present—either marked "Absent" without explanation or noted as having an "Excused Absence" due to personal or medical reasons.

While the final vote determined the bill’s passage, lawmakers in both chambers held an additional vote related to a concurrence. This earlier vote is included below for context.

House Vote – Third Reading on SB0314 (May 28, 2025)

LegislatorPartyDistrictVote
Aarón M. OrtízDemocrat1st DistrictYea
Abdelnasser RashidDemocrat21st DistrictYea
Adam M. NiemergRepublican102nd DistrictNay
Amy BrielDemocrat76th DistrictYea
Amy ElikRepublican111th DistrictNay
Amy L. GrantRepublican47th DistrictNay
Angelica Guerrero-CuellarDemocrat22nd DistrictYea
Ann M. WilliamsDemocrat11th DistrictYea
Anna MoellerDemocrat43rd DistrictYea
Anne StavaDemocrat81st DistrictYea
Anthony DeLucaDemocrat80th DistrictYea
Barbara HernandezDemocrat50th DistrictYea
Blaine WilhourRepublican110th DistrictNay
Bob MorganDemocrat58th DistrictYea
Brad HalbrookRepublican107th DistrictNay
Brad StephensRepublican20th DistrictNay
Bradley FrittsRepublican74th DistrictNay
Brandun SchweizerRepublican104th DistrictYea
Camille Y. LillyDemocrat78th DistrictYea
Carol AmmonsDemocrat103rd DistrictYea
Charles MeierRepublican109th DistrictNay
Chris MillerRepublican101st DistrictNay
Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerRepublican100th DistrictNay
Curtis J. Tarver, IIDemocrat25th DistrictNot vote
Dagmara AvelarDemocrat85th DistrictYea
Dan SwansonRepublican71st DistrictNay
Dan UgasteRepublican65th DistrictNay
Daniel DidechDemocrat59th DistrictYea
Dave SeverinRepublican116th DistrictNay
Dave VellaDemocrat68th DistrictYea
David FriessRepublican115th DistrictNay
Debbie Meyers-MartinDemocrat38th DistrictYea
Dennis TipswordRepublican105th DistrictNay
Diane Blair-SherlockDemocrat46th DistrictYea
Edgar González, Jr.Democrat23rd DistrictYea
Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezDemocrat2nd DistrictYea
Eva-Dina DelgadoDemocrat3rd DistrictYea
Fred CrespoDemocrat44th DistrictYea
Gregg JohnsonDemocrat72nd DistrictYea
Harry BentonDemocrat97th DistrictYea
Hoan HuynhDemocrat13th DistrictYea
Jackie HaasRepublican79th DistrictNay
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.Democrat40th DistrictYea
Janet Yang RohrDemocrat41st DistrictYea
Jason R. BuntingRepublican106th DistrictNay
Jawaharial WilliamsDemocrat10th DistrictYea
Jay HoffmanDemocrat113th DistrictYea
Jed DavisRepublican75th DistrictNay
Jeff KeicherRepublican70th DistrictNay
Jehan Gordon-BoothDemocrat92nd DistrictYea
Jennifer Gong-GershowitzDemocrat17th DistrictYea
Jennifer SanalitroRepublican48th DistrictNay
Joe C. SosnowskiRepublican69th DistrictNay
John M. CabelloRepublican90th DistrictNay
Joyce MasonDemocrat61st DistrictYea
Justin SlaughterDemocrat27th DistrictYea
Kam BucknerDemocrat26th DistrictYea
Katie StuartDemocrat112th DistrictYea
Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat14th DistrictYea
Kevin John OlickalDemocrat16th DistrictYea
Kevin SchmidtRepublican114th DistrictYea
Kimberly Du BucletDemocrat5th DistrictYea
Kyle MooreRepublican99th DistrictNay
La Shawn K. FordDemocrat8th DistrictYea
Laura Faver DiasDemocrat62nd DistrictYea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.Democrat86th DistrictYea
Lilian JiménezDemocrat4th DistrictYea
Lindsey LaPointeDemocrat19th DistrictYea
Lisa DavisDemocrat32nd DistrictYea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr.Democrat33rd DistrictYea
Margaret CrokeDemocrat12th DistrictYea
Martha DeuterDemocrat45th DistrictYea
Martin J. MoylanDemocrat55th DistrictYea
Martin McLaughlinRepublican52nd DistrictNay
Mary Beth CantyDemocrat54th DistrictYea
Mary GillDemocrat35th DistrictYea
Matt HansonDemocrat83rd DistrictYea
Maura HirschauerDemocrat49th DistrictYea
Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat67th DistrictYea
Michael CrawfordDemocrat31st DistrictYea
Michael J. Coffey, Jr.Republican95th DistrictNay
Michael J. KellyDemocrat15th DistrictYea
Michelle MussmanDemocrat56th DistrictYea
Mr. SpeakerDemocrat7th DistrictYea
Nabeela SyedDemocrat51st DistrictYea
Natalie A. ManleyDemocrat98th DistrictYea
Nicholas K. SmithDemocrat34th DistrictYea
Nicole La HaRepublican82nd DistrictNay
Nicolle GrasseDemocrat53rd DistrictYea
Norine K. HammondRepublican94th DistrictNay
Norma HernandezDemocrat77th DistrictYea
Patrick SheehanRepublican37th DistrictNot vote
Patrick WindhorstRepublican117th DistrictNay
Paul JacobsRepublican118th DistrictNay
Regan DeeringRepublican88th DistrictNay
Rick RyanDemocrat36th DistrictYea
Rita MayfieldDemocrat60th DistrictYea
Robert "Bob" RitaDemocrat28th DistrictYea
Robyn GabelDemocrat18th DistrictYea
Ryan SpainRepublican73rd DistrictNay
Sharon ChungDemocrat91st DistrictYea
Sonya M. HarperDemocrat6th DistrictYea
Stephanie A. KifowitDemocrat84th DistrictYea
Steven ReickRepublican63rd DistrictNay
Sue SchererDemocrat96th DistrictAbsent, excused
Suzanne M. NessDemocrat66th DistrictYea
Terra Costa HowardDemocrat42nd DistrictYea
Thaddeus JonesDemocrat29th DistrictAbsence
Theresa MahDemocrat24th DistrictYea
Tom WeberRepublican64th DistrictNay
Tony M. McCombieRepublican89th DistrictNay
Tracy Katz MuhlDemocrat57th DistrictYea
Travis WeaverRepublican93rd DistrictNay
Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican108th DistrictAbsent, excused
Will GuzzardiDemocrat39th DistrictYea
William "Will" DavisDemocrat30th DistrictYea
William E HauterRepublican87th DistrictNay
Yolonda MorrisDemocrat9th DistrictYea

Senate Vote – Third Reading on SB0314 (May 08, 2025)

LegislatorPartyDistrictVote
Adriane JohnsonDemocrat30th DistrictYea
Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican45th DistrictNay
Bill CunninghamDemocrat18th DistrictYea
Celina VillanuevaDemocrat12th DistrictYea
Chapin RoseRepublican51st DistrictYea
Chris BalkemaRepublican53rd DistrictYea
Christopher BeltDemocrat57th DistrictYea
Craig WilcoxRepublican32nd DistrictNay
Cristina CastroDemocrat22nd DistrictYea
Dale FowlerRepublican59th DistrictYea
Darby A. HillsRepublican26th DistrictYea
Dave SyversonRepublican35th DistrictYea
David KoehlerDemocrat46th DistrictYea
Donald P. DeWitteRepublican33rd DistrictYea
Doris TurnerDemocrat48th DistrictNot vote
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat17th DistrictYea
Emil Jones, IIIDemocrat14th DistrictYea
Erica HarrissRepublican56th DistrictYea
Graciela GuzmánDemocrat20th DistrictYea
Jason PlummerRepublican55th DistrictNay
Javier L. CervantesDemocrat1st DistrictYea
Jil TracyRepublican50th DistrictYea
John F. CurranRepublican41st DistrictYea
Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat29th DistrictYea
Karina VillaDemocrat25th DistrictYea
Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat4th DistrictYea
Lakesia CollinsDemocrat5th DistrictYea
Laura EllmanDemocrat21st DistrictYea
Laura FineDemocrat9th DistrictYea
Laura M. MurphyDemocrat28th DistrictYea
Li Arellano, Jr.Republican37th DistrictYea
Linda HolmesDemocrat42nd DistrictYea
Mark L. WalkerDemocrat27th DistrictYea
Mary Edly-AllenDemocrat31st DistrictYea
Mattie HunterDemocrat3rd DistrictNot vote
Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat49th DistrictYea
Michael E. HastingsDemocrat19th DistrictYea
Michael W. HalpinDemocrat36th DistrictYea
Mike PorfirioDemocrat11th DistrictYea
Mike SimmonsDemocrat7th DistrictYea
Mr. PresidentDemocrat39th DistrictYea
Napoleon Harris, IIIDemocrat15th DistrictYea
Neil AndersonRepublican47th DistrictYea
Omar AquinoDemocrat2nd DistrictYea
Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat40th DistrictNot vote
Paul FaraciDemocrat52nd DistrictYea
Rachel VenturaDemocrat43rd DistrictYea
Ram VillivalamDemocrat8th DistrictYea
Robert F. MartwickDemocrat10th DistrictNot vote
Robert PetersDemocrat13th DistrictYea
Sally J. TurnerRepublican44th DistrictYea
Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat6th DistrictYea
Seth LewisRepublican24th DistrictYea
Steve McClureRepublican54th DistrictYea
Steve StadelmanDemocrat34th DistrictYea
Sue RezinRepublican38th DistrictYea
Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat23rd DistrictYea
Terri BryantRepublican58th DistrictNay
Willie PrestonDemocrat16th DistrictYea

Senate Vote – Concurrence on HFA0001 (May 31, 2025)

LegislatorPartyDistrictVote
Adriane JohnsonDemocrat30th DistrictYea
Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican45th DistrictNay
Bill CunninghamDemocrat18th DistrictYea
Celina VillanuevaDemocrat12th DistrictYea
Chapin RoseRepublican51st DistrictYea
Chris BalkemaRepublican53rd DistrictYea
Christopher BeltDemocrat57th DistrictYea
Craig WilcoxRepublican32nd DistrictYea
Cristina CastroDemocrat22nd DistrictYea
Dale FowlerRepublican59th DistrictYea
Darby A. HillsRepublican26th DistrictYea
Dave SyversonRepublican35th DistrictYea
David KoehlerDemocrat46th DistrictYea
Donald P. DeWitteRepublican33rd DistrictYea
Doris TurnerDemocrat48th DistrictYea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat17th DistrictYea
Emil Jones, IIIDemocrat14th DistrictYea
Erica HarrissRepublican56th DistrictYea
Graciela GuzmánDemocrat20th DistrictYea
Jason PlummerRepublican55th DistrictYea
Javier L. CervantesDemocrat1st DistrictYea
Jil TracyRepublican50th DistrictYea
John F. CurranRepublican41st DistrictYea
Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat29th DistrictYea
Karina VillaDemocrat25th DistrictYea
Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat4th DistrictNot vote
Lakesia CollinsDemocrat5th DistrictYea
Laura EllmanDemocrat21st DistrictYea
Laura FineDemocrat9th DistrictNot vote
Laura M. MurphyDemocrat28th DistrictYea
Li Arellano, Jr.Republican37th DistrictYea
Linda HolmesDemocrat42nd DistrictYea
Mark L. WalkerDemocrat27th DistrictYea
Mary Edly-AllenDemocrat31st DistrictYea
Mattie HunterDemocrat3rd DistrictYea
Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat49th DistrictYea
Michael E. HastingsDemocrat19th DistrictYea
Michael W. HalpinDemocrat36th DistrictYea
Mike PorfirioDemocrat11th DistrictYea
Mike SimmonsDemocrat7th DistrictYea
Mr. PresidentDemocrat39th DistrictYea
Napoleon Harris, IIIDemocrat15th DistrictYea
Neil AndersonRepublican47th DistrictYea
Omar AquinoDemocrat2nd DistrictYea
Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat40th DistrictYea
Paul FaraciDemocrat52nd DistrictYea
Rachel VenturaDemocrat43rd DistrictYea
Ram VillivalamDemocrat8th DistrictYea
Robert F. MartwickDemocrat10th DistrictYea
Robert PetersDemocrat13th DistrictYea
Sally J. TurnerRepublican44th DistrictYea
Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat6th DistrictYea
Seth LewisRepublican24th DistrictYea
Steve McClureRepublican54th DistrictYea
Steve StadelmanDemocrat34th DistrictYea
Sue RezinRepublican38th DistrictYea
Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat23rd DistrictYea
Terri BryantRepublican58th DistrictNay
Willie PrestonDemocrat16th DistrictYea

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