IL HB 5551

• Diane Blair-Sherlockprimary
• Meg Loughran Cappelprimary
• Katie Stuartcosponsor
• Christopher Beltcosponsor
• Lakesia Collinscosponsor
• Lisa Daviscosponsor
• Michael Crawfordcosponsor

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1. 2026-06-26

   Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0524

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2. 2026-06-26

   Effective Date June 26, 2026

3. 2026-06-26

   Governor Approved

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4. 2026-06-23

   Sent to the Governor

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5. 2026-05-28

   Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

6. 2026-05-28

   Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

7. 2026-05-28

   Passed Both Houses

8. 2026-05-28

   House Concurs

9. 2026-05-28

   Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 081-030-000

10. 2026-05-28

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

11. 2026-05-27

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 011-000-000

12. 2026-05-25

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee

13. 2026-05-22

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

14. 2026-05-22

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

15. 2026-05-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

16. 2026-05-21

    Arrived in House

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17. 2026-05-21

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

18. 2026-05-21

    Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

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19. 2026-05-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

20. 2026-05-21

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel

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21. 2026-05-21

    Recalled to Second Reading

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22. 2026-05-20

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

23. 2026-05-19

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000

24. 2026-05-19

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

25. 2026-05-15

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

26. 2026-05-15

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

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27. 2026-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026

28. 2026-05-14

    Second Reading

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29. 2026-05-13

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

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30. 2026-05-13

    Do Pass Education; 014-000-000

31. 2026-05-08

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

32. 2026-05-05

    Postponed - Education

33. 2026-04-28

    Assigned to Education

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34. 2026-04-22

    Referred to Assignments

35. 2026-04-22

    First Reading

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36. 2026-04-22

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

37. 2026-04-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2026

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38. 2026-04-21

    Arrive in Senate

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39. 2026-04-17

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000

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40. 2026-04-17

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

41. 2026-04-13

    Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

42. 2026-04-10

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

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43. 2026-04-10

    Second Reading - Short Debate

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44. 2026-03-19

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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45. 2026-03-19

    Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000

46. 2026-02-24

    Assigned to Education Policy Committee

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47. 2026-02-13

    Referred to Rules Committee

48. 2026-02-13

    First Reading

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49. 2026-02-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman

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• Education Policy

  2026-03-19 · pass · 13-0

  Member-level votes (13)

  • Crespo, Fred: yes
  • 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

• Third Reading

  2026-04-17 · pass · 99-0

  Member-level votes (117)

  • Mussman: yes
  • Grasse: yes
  • Ness: yes
  • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
  • Niemerg: yes
  • Guzzardi: yes
  • Avelar: yes
  • Olickal: yes
  • Benton: yes
  • Ortíz: yes
  • Halbrook: yes
  • Blair-Sherlock: yes
  • Rashid: yes
  • Hammond: yes
  • Briel: yes
  • Reick: yes
  • Hanson: yes
  • Buckner: yes
  • Rita: yes
  • Harper: yes
  • Bunting: yes
  • Hauter: yes
  • Cabello: yes
  • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
  • Canty: yes
  • Sanalitro: yes
  • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
  • Cassidy: yes
  • Scherer: yes
  • Hernandez, Norma: yes
  • Chung: yes
  • Schmidt: yes
  • Hirschauer: yes
  • Cochran: yes
  • Schweizer: yes
  • Coffey: yes
  • Severin: yes
  • Crawford: yes
  • Sheehan: yes
  • Jacobs: yes
  • Crespo: yes
  • Slaughter: yes
  • Jiménez: yes
  • Croke: yes
  • Smith: yes
  • Johnson: yes
  • Davis, Jed: yes
  • Katz Muhl: yes
  • Davis, Lisa: yes
  • Keicher: yes
  • Davis, Will: yes
  • Deering: yes
  • Stuart: yes
  • Kifowit: yes
  • DeLaRosa: yes
  • Swanson: yes
  • La Ha: yes
  • Delgado: yes
  • Syed: yes
  • LaPointe: yes
  • DeLuca: yes
  • Tarver: yes
  • Lilly: yes
  • Deuter: yes
  • Tipsword: yes
  • Mah: yes
  • Didech: yes
  • Ugaste: yes
  • Manley: yes
  • Du Buclet: yes
  • Vella: yes
  • Mason: yes
  • Elik: yes
  • Mayfield: yes
  • Evans: yes
  • Weaver: yes
  • McCombie: yes
  • Faver Dias: yes
  • Weber: yes
  • McLaughlin: yes
  • West: yes
  • Meier: yes
  • Friess: yes
  • Wilhour: yes
  • Meyers-Martin: yes
  • Fritts: yes
  • Williams, Ann: yes
  • Miller: yes
  • Gabel: yes
  • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
  • Moeller: yes
  • Windhorst: yes
  • Moore: yes
  • Yang Rohr: yes
  • Morgan: yes
  • González: yes
  • Morris: yes
  • Gordon-Booth: yes
  • Ammons: excused
  • Andrade: excused
  • Haas: excused
  • Rosenthal: excused
  • Ryan: excused
  • Huynh: excused
  • Davidsmeyer: excused
  • Sosnowski: excused
  • Jones: excused
  • Stava: excused
  • Stephens: excused
  • Kelly: excused
  • Ford: excused
  • Gill: excused
  • Grant: excused
  • Hoffman: not voting
  • Spain: not voting
  • Walsh: not voting
  • Gong-Gershowitz: not voting

• Education

  2026-05-12 · 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

• Education, Amendment 1

  2026-05-19 · pass · 12-0

  Member-level votes (15)

  • Belt, Christopher: yes
  • Balkema, Chris: yes
  • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
  • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
  • Fowler, Dale: yes
  • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
  • Johnson, Adriane: yes
  • Porfirio, Mike: yes
  • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
  • Preston, Willie: yes
  • Turner, Doris: yes
  • Wilcox, Craig: yes
  • Ellman, Laura: not voting
  • Rose, Chapin: not voting
  • Villivalam, Ram: not voting

• Third Reading

  2026-05-21 · pass · 54-0

  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
  • Loughran Cappel: yes
  • Glowiak Hilton: yes
  • Belt: yes
  • Turner, D.: yes
  • Martwick: yes
  • Guzmán: yes
  • Bryant: yes
  • Turner, S.: yes
  • McClure: yes
  • Halpin: yes
  • Ventura: yes
  • Morrison: 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
  • Curran: yes
  • Wilcox: yes
  • Hunter: yes
  • DeWitte: yes
  • Rezin: yes
  • Johnson: yes
  • Rose: yes
  • Jones, E.: yes
  • Ellman: yes
  • Castro: not voting
  • Harris, N.: not voting
  • Holmes: not voting
  • Preston: not voting
  • Edly-Allen: not voting

• Education Policy, Amendment 1

  2026-05-27 · pass · 11-0

  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
  • Wilhour, Blaine: yes
  • Swanson, Dan: yes
  • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
  • Crespo, Fred: not voting
  • Niemerg, Adam M: not voting

• Concurrence, Amendment 1

  2026-05-28 · pass · 81-30

  Member-level votes (117)

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

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