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IL HB 1861

enacted

SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IL HB 1861 pass?

Yes. IL HB 1861 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202

What is IL HB 1861 about?

IL HB 1861 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST”.

Who sponsors IL HB 1861?

William "Will" Davis, Meg Loughran Cappel are the primary sponsors of IL HB 1861, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • William "Will" Davisprimary
  • Meg Loughran Cappelprimary
  • Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
  • Michelle Mussmancosponsor
  • Diane Blair-Sherlockcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date August 15, 2025

  3. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-20

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-22

    Passed Both Houses

  6. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-05-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **

  8. 2025-05-07

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025

  9. 2025-05-07

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-30

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025

    reading-2

  11. 2025-04-30

    Do Pass Education; 014-000-000

  12. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Education

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-04-10

    Referred to Assignments

  14. 2025-04-10

    First Reading

    reading-1

  15. 2025-04-10

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  16. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025

    reading-1

  17. 2025-04-09

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  18. 2025-04-08

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  19. 2025-04-08

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  21. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  23. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  24. 2025-03-25

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-03-20

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  26. 2025-03-19

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  27. 2025-03-19

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  29. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  30. 2025-03-12

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  31. 2025-03-11

    Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-003-000

  32. 2025-02-25

    Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Rules Committee

  34. 2025-01-29

    First Reading

    reading-1

  35. 2025-01-29

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ

    2025-03-11 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
    • Friess, David: no
    • McLaughlin, Martin: no
    • Wilhour, Blaine: no
  • Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ, Amendment 1

    2025-03-25 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Wilhour, Blaine: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
    • Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": not voting
    • Friess, David: not voting
    • McLaughlin, Martin: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-08 · pass · 113-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Niemerg: yes
    • Haas: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Halbrook: yes
    • Benton: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón: yes
    • Hammond: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Reick: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Hauter: yes
    • Bunting: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Cabello: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Sanalitro: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Chung: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Coffey: yes
    • Schweizer: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Severin: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Sheehan: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Davidsmeyer: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Jed: yes
    • Spain: yes
    • Keicher: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • La Ha: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Tipsword: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Ugaste: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Elik: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • McCombie: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Weber: yes
    • Meier: yes
    • Friess: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Fritts: yes
    • Wilhour: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Windhorst: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González, Edgar: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grant: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Ammons: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Stephens: excused
    • Kifowit: excused
    • Deering: excused
  • Education

    2025-04-29 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Belt, Christopher: yes
    • Balkema, Chris: yes
    • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
    • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
    • Johnson, Adriane: yes
    • Fowler, Dale: yes
    • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
    • Preston, Willie: yes
    • Porfirio, Mike: yes
    • Turner, Doris: yes
    • Rose, Chapin: yes
    • Villivalam, Ram: yes
    • Villa, Karina: yes
    • Wilcox, Craig: yes
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-22 · pass · 58-0

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Joyce: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Stadelman: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Fine: yes
    • Arellano, L.: yes
    • Syverson: yes
    • Lightford: yes
    • Fowler: yes
    • Balkema: yes
    • Tracy: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Belt: yes
    • Turner, D.: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Turner, S.: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Halpin: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Harriss, E.: yes
    • Chesney: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Plummer: yes
    • Hills: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Curran: yes
    • Wilcox: yes
    • Preston: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • DeWitte: yes
    • Rezin: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Jones, E.: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Loughran Cappel: not voting

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