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| Bill | PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES-JURORS | Amends the Jury Act. Increases the number of petit jurors that may be drawn to serve from 14 up to and including 16 if alternate jurors are required. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the court to impanel up to and including 4 alternative jurors instead of 1 or 2. Applies to actions commenced or pending on or after January 1, 2026. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | HB 3359 | Illinois HB 3359 (104th) |
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Illinois HB 3359 (104th) — PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES-JURORS
Amends the Jury Act. Increases the number of petit jurors that may be drawn to serve from 14 up to and including 16 if alternate jurors are required. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the court to impanel up to and including 4 alternative jurors instead of 1 or 2. Applies to actions commenced or pending on or after January 1, 2026.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
filing - 2025-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-03-11 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2025-03-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
- 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- 2025-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- 2025-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- 2025-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-04-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2025-05-01 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
- 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
- 2025-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0298
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3bd28fc1-0a92-4255-8f94-b5b8b2120dee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).