Sen. Seth Lewis casts a No vote on HB0957 amending Illinois Civil Administrative Code

Sen. Seth Lewis (R-24th) cast a No vote on HB0957, which seeks to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, during the 104th General Assembly session on May 31, 2026. The measure passed the Illinois Senate 37-20, as recorded by the Illinois Senate.

The bill's official summary notes: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH."

The details offered here derive from the text of the bill and may reflect clarifying interpretations of its stipulations.

Specifically, the legislation updates the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois by revising Section 1-1, which designates the short title of the Act. This revision reaffirms the Act's citation as the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. No major changes or provisions are included, nor is there an effective date specified, indicating the update is clarifying in nature rather than substantive in policy.

Legislative action recorded for HB0957 shows it passed during the 'Third Reading.'

Lewis earned his BS from the University of Iowa in 1991.

The Republican joined the Illinois State Senate in 2023, taking over the 24th Senate District seat from predecessor Suzy Glowiak.

The Illinois legislative process follows a multi-phase path—introduction in either chamber, committee scrutiny, floor hearings, and votes in the House and Senate before the governor’s review. Each General Assembly runs biennially; hundreds of bills are introduced, but only a subset become law each cycle.