Sen. Seth Lewis opposes HB0958 amendment to Illinois Civil Administrative Code

Sen. Seth Lewis (R-24th) cast a No vote on HB0958, a proposal to update the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, during the 104th General Assembly session on May 31, 2026, according to the Illinois Senate. The measure was approved in the Senate by a 37-17 vote.

The official bill text summarizes the measure simply as: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH."

The following overview is based on the official text of the bill and includes interpretation aimed at clarifying its elements.

Essentially, HB0958 makes a technical update to Section 1-1 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois regarding the Act's short title, which remains the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. No further substantive revisions or amendments are included in this legislation. The purpose of the bill is to clarify and refresh statutory language without affecting current law or state policy. No particular effective date is given in the provided documentation.

The legislative action logged for HB0958 is 'Third Reading - Passed.'

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

A member of the Republican party, Lewis began representing the 24th Senate District in 2023, succeeding former Sen. Suzy Glowiak after his election to the Illinois State Senate.

All bills in Illinois must proceed through a multi-step legislative process that starts with introduction in either chamber, moves through committee consideration, floor debate, and votes in both the House and Senate, and concludes with the governor's decision to sign or veto the legislation. The General Assembly works on a biennial cycle and sees the introduction of thousands of bills each session, though only a portion ultimately achieve passage and become law.