Illinois · House Bill 4497 · 104th General Assembly

$DHS-LAUREUS SPORT

HB 4497 Sponsored by Kam Buckner In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA for program and operating expenses for youth-development based sports initiatives. Effective July 1, 2026.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  4. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  8. CommitteeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.