Illinois · House Resolution 697 · 104th General Assembly

EPSTEIN FILES-RELEASE

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2026
  3. Adopted by the House Feb 25, 2026

What it does

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

Calls for the release of all files related to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged accomplices with redactions limited solely to shielding the identities of survivors as outlined in the Epstein Transparency Act. Further calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor independent of the Trump Administration's influence to review prosecution decisions stemming from the Epstein investigation to investigate whether the Trump Administration illegally redacted or withheld documents to shield individuals for political purposes.

Every action

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

Show the 29 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. CommitteeRecommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 · House Rules
  4. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  5. HouseResolution Adopted 069-000-000
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  28. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  29. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Resolutions · Full House

Passed 69–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 69 No 0 Not voting 49
Democrats: 69 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 69

Not voting · 38

Absent · 6

Excused · 5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 32 cosponsors: 32 Democrats.

All 32 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.