IL SB 1947

• Meg Loughran Cappelprimary
• Laura Faver Diasprimary
• Sharon Chungcosponsor
• Michelle Mussmancosponsor
• William "Will" Daviscosponsor
• Katie Stuartcosponsor
• Kimberly A. Lightfordcosponsor

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1. 2025-02-06

   Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

   filing

2. 2025-02-06

   First Reading

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3. 2025-02-06

   Referred to Assignments

4. 2025-03-12

   Assigned to Education

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5. 2025-03-14

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

   amendment-introduction

6. 2025-03-14

   Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

7. 2025-03-18

   Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

8. 2025-03-18

   Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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9. 2025-03-19

   Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000

10. 2025-03-19

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025

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11. 2025-03-20

    Second Reading

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12. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025

13. 2025-03-28

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

    amendment-introduction

14. 2025-03-28

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

15. 2025-04-01

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education

16. 2025-04-03

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-001-000

17. 2025-04-09

    Recalled to Second Reading

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18. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel

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19. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

20. 2025-04-09

    Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000

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21. 2025-04-09

    Arrived in House

    introduction

22. 2025-04-09

    Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

23. 2025-04-09

    First Reading

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24. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Rules Committee

25. 2025-04-10

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

26. 2025-04-17

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

27. 2025-04-17

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

    referral-committee

28. 2025-04-17

    Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Katie Stuart

29. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

30. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

31. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

32. 2025-04-23

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

33. 2025-05-01

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    amendment-introduction

34. 2025-05-01

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

35. 2025-05-06

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

36. 2025-05-07

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; by Voice Vote

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37. 2025-05-07

    Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000

38. 2025-05-08

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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39. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading - Short Debate

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40. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

41. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-031-000

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42. 2025-05-22

    Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

43. 2025-05-22

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2025

44. 2025-05-30

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

    filing

45. 2025-05-30

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

46. 2025-05-30

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education

47. 2025-05-30

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000

48. 2025-05-31

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-010-000

49. 2025-05-31

    Senate Concurs

50. 2025-05-31

    Passed Both Houses

51. 2025-06-27

    Sent to the Governor

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52. 2025-08-01

    Governor Approved

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53. 2025-08-01

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

54. 2025-08-01

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0128

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• Education

  2025-03-18 · pass · 12-0

  Member-level votes (15)

  • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
  • Belt, Christopher: yes
  • Faraci, Paul: yes
  • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
  • Johnson, Adriane: yes
  • Fowler, Dale: yes
  • Porfirio, Mike: yes
  • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
  • Turner, Doris: yes
  • Preston, Willie: yes
  • Villivalam, Ram: yes
  • Villa, Karina: yes
  • Balkema, Chris: not voting
  • Anderson, Neil: not voting
  • Wilcox, Craig: not voting

• Education, Amendment 2

  2025-04-02 · pass · 13-1

  Member-level votes (15)

  • Belt, Christopher: yes
  • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
  • DeWitte, Donald P: yes
  • Johnson, Adriane: yes
  • Fowler, Dale: yes
  • Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
  • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
  • Preston, Willie: yes
  • Porfirio, Mike: yes
  • Turner, Doris: yes
  • Rose, Chapin: yes
  • Villivalam, Ram: yes
  • Villa, Karina: yes
  • Balkema, Chris: no
  • Wilcox, Craig: not voting

• Third Reading

  2025-04-09 · pass · 50-2

  Member-level votes (58)

  • Simmons: yes
  • Joyce: yes
  • Faraci: yes
  • Anderson: yes
  • Sims: yes
  • Koehler: yes
  • Feigenholtz: yes
  • Stadelman: yes
  • Lewis: yes
  • Fine: yes
  • Arellano, L.: yes
  • Lightford: yes
  • Fowler: yes
  • Balkema: yes
  • Tracy: yes
  • Loughran Cappel: yes
  • Glowiak Hilton: yes
  • Belt: yes
  • Turner, D.: yes
  • Martwick: yes
  • Bryant: yes
  • Turner, S.: yes
  • McClure: yes
  • Halpin: yes
  • Castro: yes
  • Morrison: yes
  • Harris, N.: yes
  • Cervantes: yes
  • Villa: yes
  • Murphy: yes
  • Harriss, E.: yes
  • Villanueva: yes
  • Peters: yes
  • Hastings: yes
  • Collins: yes
  • Villivalam: yes
  • Hills: yes
  • Cunningham: yes
  • Walker: yes
  • Porfirio: yes
  • Holmes: yes
  • Curran: yes
  • Preston: yes
  • DeWitte: yes
  • Rezin: yes
  • Johnson: yes
  • Edly-Allen: yes
  • Rose: yes
  • Ellman: yes
  • Chesney: no
  • Wilcox: no
  • Aquino: not voting
  • Syverson: not voting
  • Guzmán: not voting
  • Ventura: not voting
  • Plummer: not voting
  • Hunter: not voting
  • Jones, E.: not voting

• Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter

  2025-05-07 · pass · 9-0

  Member-level votes (9)

  • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
  • Didech, Daniel: yes
  • Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
  • Friess, David: yes
  • Moeller, Anna: yes
  • La Ha, Nicole: yes
  • Sosnowski, Joe C: yes
  • Morgan, Bob: yes
  • Yang Rohr, Janet: yes

• Third Reading

  2025-05-22 · pass · 84-31

  Member-level votes (117)

  • Mussman: yes
  • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
  • Ammons: yes
  • Ness: yes
  • Guzzardi: yes
  • Andrade: yes
  • Haas: yes
  • Avelar: yes
  • Olickal: yes
  • Benton: yes
  • Ortíz, Aarón: 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
  • Davidsmeyer: yes
  • Sosnowski: yes
  • Katz Muhl: yes
  • Spain: yes
  • Keicher: yes
  • Davis, Lisa: yes
  • Stava-Murray: yes
  • Kelly: yes
  • Davis, Will: yes
  • Kifowit: yes
  • Stuart: yes
  • La Ha: yes
  • Delgado: yes
  • LaPointe: yes
  • DeLuca: yes
  • Lilly: yes
  • Deuter: yes
  • Tarver: yes
  • Mah: yes
  • Didech: yes
  • Manley: yes
  • Du Buclet: yes
  • Mason: yes
  • Elik: yes
  • Vella: 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, Edgar: yes
  • Yang Rohr: yes
  • Morris: yes
  • Gordon-Booth: yes
  • Moylan: yes
  • Grasse: yes
  • Niemerg: no
  • Halbrook: no
  • Hammond: no
  • Reick: no
  • Hauter: no
  • Bunting: no
  • Rosenthal: no
  • Cabello: no
  • Sanalitro: no
  • Coffey: no
  • Severin: no
  • Jacobs: no
  • Sheehan: no
  • Davis, Jed: no
  • Stephens: no
  • Deering: no
  • Swanson: no
  • Tipsword: no
  • Ugaste: 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
  • Scherer: excused
  • Syed: excused
  • Mayfield: excused

• Education

  2025-05-30 · 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

• Concurrence

  2025-05-31 · pass · 46-10

  Member-level votes (58)

  • Simmons: yes
  • Joyce: yes
  • Faraci: yes
  • Sims: yes
  • Koehler: yes
  • Feigenholtz: yes
  • Aquino: yes
  • Stadelman: yes
  • Lewis: yes
  • Arellano, L.: yes
  • Fowler: yes
  • Balkema: yes
  • Loughran Cappel: yes
  • Glowiak Hilton: yes
  • Belt: yes
  • Turner, D.: yes
  • Martwick: yes
  • Guzmán: yes
  • McClure: yes
  • Halpin: yes
  • Castro: yes
  • Morrison: yes
  • Harris, N.: yes
  • Cervantes: yes
  • Villa: yes
  • Murphy: yes
  • Villanueva: yes
  • Peters: yes
  • Hastings: yes
  • Collins: yes
  • Villivalam: yes
  • Hills: yes
  • Cunningham: yes
  • Walker: yes
  • Porfirio: yes
  • Holmes: yes
  • Curran: yes
  • Preston: yes
  • Hunter: yes
  • DeWitte: yes
  • Rezin: yes
  • Johnson: yes
  • Edly-Allen: yes
  • Jones, E.: yes
  • Ellman: yes
  • Anderson: no
  • Syverson: no
  • Tracy: no
  • Bryant: no
  • Turner, S.: no
  • Harriss, E.: no
  • Chesney: no
  • Plummer: no
  • Wilcox: no
  • Rose: no
  • Fine: not voting
  • Lightford: not voting
  • Ventura: not voting

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