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IL HB 2976

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SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 2976 pass?

Not yet. IL HB 2976 is in committee as of 2025-04-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-30): Referred to Assignments

What is IL HB 2976 about?

IL HB 2976 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2976?

Nicholas K. Smith, Rachel Ventura are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2976.

Introduced
2025-03-26
Latest action
2025-04-30 — Referred to Assignments
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nicholas K. Smithprimary
  • Rachel Venturaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-03-04

    Assigned to Education Policy Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000

  6. 2025-03-12

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  7. 2025-03-26

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2025-03-26

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  9. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  11. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee

  12. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

    amendment-introduction

  13. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  14. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee

  15. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-04-10

    Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

  18. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  21. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000

    passage,reading-3

  22. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025

    reading-1

  24. 2025-04-30

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  25. 2025-04-30

    First Reading

    reading-1

  26. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Assignments

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education Policy

    2025-03-12 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Elik, Amy: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Mussman, Michelle: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Stuart, Katie: yes
    • Niemerg, Adam M: yes
    • Wilhour, Blaine: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
    • Crespo, Fred: not voting

  • Education Policy, Amendment 2

    2025-04-09 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Croke, Margaret: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Elik, Amy: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Niemerg, Adam M: yes
    • Mussman, Michelle: yes
    • Wilhour, Blaine: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes

  • Education Policy, Amendment 1

    2025-04-09 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Croke, Margaret: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Elik, Amy: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Johnson, Gregg: yes
    • Niemerg, Adam M: yes
    • Mussman, Michelle: yes
    • Wilhour, Blaine: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes

  • Third Reading

    2025-04-10 · pass · 75-36

    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
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Davidsmeyer: 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
    • McCombie: yes
    • Faver Dias: 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
    • Schmidt: no
    • Coffey: no
    • Schweizer: no
    • Severin: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Spain: no
    • Keicher: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Deering: no
    • La Ha: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Ugaste: no
    • Elik: no
    • Weaver: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Weber: no
    • Meier: no
    • Friess: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Moore: no
    • Windhorst: no
    • Grant: no
    • Ammons: excused
    • Hauter: excused
    • Sanalitro: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Chung: excused
    • Crespo: excused
    • Ford: not voting

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Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2976&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161221&SessionID=114

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