IL HB 3247

enacted

SCH CD-PROHIBT DENIAL FREE ED

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 3247 pass?

Yes. IL HB 3247 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0288

What is IL HB 3247 about?

IL HB 3247 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-PROHIBT DENIAL FREE ED”.

Who sponsors IL HB 3247?

Lilian Jiménez, Karina Villa are the primary sponsors of IL HB 3247, joined by 42 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-19
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0288
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-06
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
filing
2025-02-18
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-18
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-21
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2025-02-21
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2025-02-27
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2025-02-27
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2025-02-27
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2025-02-27
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2025-02-27
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2025-03-05
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2025-03-11
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2025-03-12
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-03-19
Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
2025-03-19
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2025-03-19
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
amendment-introduction
2025-03-19
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-20
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
2025-03-24
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2025-03-26
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-26
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-31
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2025-04-04
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2025-04-04
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
amendment-introduction
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-08
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
2025-04-09
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2025-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2025-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2025-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
2025-04-09
Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-09
State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-04-11
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-11
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-11
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-14
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2025-04-15
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
2025-04-15
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
2025-04-15
Fiscal Note Filed
2025-05-05
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2025-05-16
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2025-05-22
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2025-05-28
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2025-05-28
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-05-28
Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
amendment-introduction
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-28
State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-05-28
Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-05-28
Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-05-28
State Debt Impact Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-05-28
Chair Rules placed on Unlimited debate.
2025-05-28
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Unlimited Debate
2025-05-28
Third Reading - Unlimited Debate - Passed 070-040-001
passage,reading-3
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
amendment-failure
2025-05-28
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
amendment-failure
2025-05-28
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-05-28
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-05-28
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2025-05-28
First Reading
reading-1
2025-05-28
Referred to Assignments
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
2025-05-29
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
2025-05-29
Assigned to Executive
referral-committee
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2025-05-29
Waive Posting Notice
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2025-05-29
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
2025-05-29
Do Pass Executive; 008-004-000
2025-05-29
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2025
reading-2
2025-05-29
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2025-05-30
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-30
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2025
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2025-05-31
Third Reading - Passed; 032-020-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
2025-06-24
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-15
Effective Date January 1, 2026
2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0288
became-law

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Votes

Education Policy
2025-03-19 · pass · 9-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Crespo, Fred: yes
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Hirschauer, Maura: yes
- Faver Dias, Laura: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Mussman, Michelle: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Elik, Amy: no
- Niemerg, Adam M: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Swanson, Dan: no
Education Policy, Amendment 2
2025-04-09 · pass · 9-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Faver Dias, Laura: yes
- Hirschauer, Maura: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Mussman, Michelle: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Elik, Amy: no
- Niemerg, Adam M: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Swanson, Dan: no
Third Reading
2025-05-28 · pass · 70-40
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Delgado: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: 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
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Haas: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hammond: no
- Blair-Sherlock: no
- Reick: no
- Hauter: no
- Bunting: no
- Cabello: no
- Sanalitro: no
- Schmidt: no
- Coffey: no
- Schweizer: no
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Sheehan: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Sosnowski: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Spain: no
- Kelly: no
- Stephens: no
- Deering: no
- La Ha: no
- Swanson: no
- Tipsword: no
- Ugaste: no
- Elik: no
- McCombie: no
- Weaver: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Weber: no
- Meier: no
- Friess: no
- Fritts: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Moore: no
- Windhorst: no
- Grant: no
- Gill: other
- Rosenthal: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Guerrero-Cuellar: not voting
- Ryan: not voting
- Keicher: not voting
- Tarver: not voting
- Jones: absent
Executive
2025-05-29 · pass · 8-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Aquino, Omar: yes
- Cunningham, Bill: yes
- Castro, Cristina: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Harris III, Napoleon: yes
- Koehler, David: yes
- Hunter, Mattie: yes
- Murphy, Laura M: yes
- Anderson, Neil: no
- Curran, John F: no
- Rezin, Sue: no
- Tracy, Jil: no
- Harmon, Don: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-31 · pass · 32-20
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Joyce: no
- Anderson: no
- Lewis: no
- Arellano, L.: no
- Syverson: no
- Fowler: no
- Balkema: no
- Tracy: no
- Bryant: no
- Turner, S.: no
- McClure: no
- Harriss, E.: no
- Chesney: no
- Plummer: no
- Hills: no
- Curran: no
- Wilcox: no
- DeWitte: no
- Rezin: no
- Rose: no
- Fine: not voting
- Lightford: not voting
- Belt: not voting
- Turner, D.: not voting
- Harris, N.: not voting
- Walker: not voting
- Preston: not voting

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3247&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161733&SessionID=114

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