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IL HB 2970

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SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Introduced
2025-04-08
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-01 — Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Anna Moellerprimary
  • Celina Villanuevaprimary
  • Aarón M. Ortízcosponsor
  • Gregg Johnsoncosponsor
  • Laura Faver Diascosponsor
  • Robyn Gabelcosponsor
  • Hoan Huynhcosponsor
  • Kelly M. Cassidycosponsor
  • Carol Ammonscosponsor
  • Michael Crawfordcosponsor
  • Joyce Masoncosponsor
  • Mary Beth Cantycosponsor
  • Norma Hernandezcosponsor
  • Stephanie A. Kifowitcosponsor
  • Rita Mayfieldcosponsor
  • Thaddeus Jonescosponsor
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandezcosponsor
  • Sue Scherercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-02-21

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  5. 2025-03-04

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  6. 2025-03-04

    Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-18

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  8. 2025-03-19

    Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000

  9. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  12. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  13. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  14. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  15. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  17. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  18. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  19. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  20. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  21. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  22. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  23. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  24. 2025-04-08

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  25. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  26. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  27. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  28. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  29. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan

  30. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber

  31. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore

  32. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-04-09

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan

  34. 2025-04-09

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber

  35. 2025-04-09

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore

  36. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  38. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-034-001

    passage,reading-3

  39. 2025-04-10

    Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams

  40. 2025-04-10

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  41. 2025-04-14

    Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams

  42. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  43. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  44. 2025-04-14

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  45. 2025-04-14

    First Reading

    reading-1

  46. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Assignments

  47. 2025-05-27

    Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva

  48. 2025-05-27

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  49. 2025-05-27

    Assigned to Labor

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-05-27

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

    amendment-introduction

  51. 2025-05-27

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  52. 2025-05-27

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor

  53. 2025-05-27

    Waive Posting Notice

  54. 2025-05-27

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  55. 2025-05-27

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-27

    Do Pass as Amended Labor; 013-005-000

  57. 2025-05-27

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  58. 2025-05-27

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  59. 2025-05-27

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2025

  60. 2025-06-02

    Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  61. 2025-10-28

    Approved for Consideration Assignments

  62. 2025-10-28

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025

  63. 2025-12-01

    Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter

    2025-03-19 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Didech, Daniel: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
    • Morgan, Bob: yes
    • Moeller, Anna: yes
    • Scherer, Sue: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
    • Friess, David: no
    • Grant, Amy L: no
    • Sosnowski, Joe C: no
  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 1

    2025-04-09 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Didech, Daniel: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
    • Moeller, Anna: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Morgan, Bob: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
    • Friess, David: no
    • La Ha, Nicole: no
    • Sosnowski, Joe C: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-10 · pass · 78-34

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Benton: yes
    • Ortíz: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Chung: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Schweizer: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Haas: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hammond: no
    • Reick: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Coffey: no
    • Severin: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Spain: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Deering: no
    • La Ha: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Ugaste: no
    • Elik: no
    • McCombie: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Weber: no
    • Meier: no
    • Friess: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Moore: no
    • Windhorst: no
    • Grant: no
    • Weaver: other
    • Ammons: excused
    • Hauter: excused
    • Sanalitro: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Keicher: not voting
  • Labor

    2025-05-27 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Balkema, Chris: yes
    • Aquino, Omar: yes
    • Chesney, Andrew S: yes
    • Faraci, Paul: yes
    • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
    • Guzmán, Graciela: yes
    • Fowler, Dale: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Halpin, Michael W: yes
    • Martwick, Robert F: yes
    • Joyce, Patrick J: yes
    • Porfirio, Mike: yes
    • Peters, Robert: yes
    • Tracy, Jil: yes
    • Simmons, Mike: yes
    • Villivalam, Ram: yes
    • Villanueva, Celina: yes
    • Wilcox, Craig: yes
    • Belt, Christopher: not voting

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