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IL SB 1947

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SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSURE-MISC

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper

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Did IL SB 1947 pass?

Yes. IL SB 1947 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-01): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0128

What is IL SB 1947 about?

IL SB 1947 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSURE-MISC”.

Who sponsors IL SB 1947?

Meg Loughran Cappel, Laura Faver Dias are the primary sponsors of IL SB 1947, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-08-01 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0128
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-01

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

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-01

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  3. 2025-08-01

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-27

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-31

    Passed Both Houses

  6. 2025-05-31

    Senate Concurs

  7. 2025-05-31

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

  8. 2025-05-30

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

  9. 2025-05-30

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

  10. 2025-05-30

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

  11. 2025-05-30

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

    filing

  12. 2025-05-22

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

  13. 2025-05-22

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

  14. 2025-05-22

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

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-08

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-07

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

  19. 2025-05-07

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

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-06

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

  21. 2025-05-01

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  22. 2025-05-01

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

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-04-23

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

  24. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  25. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  26. 2025-04-22

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  27. 2025-04-17

    Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Katie Stuart

  28. 2025-04-17

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

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-17

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  30. 2025-04-10

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

  31. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Rules Committee

  32. 2025-04-09

    First Reading

    reading-1

  33. 2025-04-09

    Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  34. 2025-04-09

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  35. 2025-04-09

    Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000

    passage,reading-3

  36. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  37. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-04-09

    Recalled to Second Reading

    reading-2

  39. 2025-04-03

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

  40. 2025-04-01

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education

  41. 2025-03-28

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  42. 2025-03-28

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

    amendment-introduction

  43. 2025-03-20

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

  44. 2025-03-20

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  45. 2025-03-19

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

    reading-2

  46. 2025-03-19

    Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000

  47. 2025-03-18

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-03-18

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

  49. 2025-03-14

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  50. 2025-03-14

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

    amendment-introduction

  51. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to Education

    referral-committee

  52. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Assignments

  53. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  54. 2025-02-06

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 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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