IL SB 28
enactedSCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS
Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did IL SB 28 pass?
Yes. IL SB 28 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-30): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0020
What is IL SB 28 about?
IL SB 28 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS”.
Who sponsors IL SB 28?
Kimberly A. Lightford, Laura Faver Dias are the primary sponsors of IL SB 28, joined by 7 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-14
- Latest action
- 2025-06-30 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0020
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightfordprimary
- Laura Faver Diasprimary
- Meg Loughran Cappelcosponsor
- Paul Faracicosponsor
- Jawaharial Williamscosponsor
- Nicolle Grassecosponsor
- Martha Deutercosponsor
- Michael Crawfordcosponsor
- Lakesia Collinscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0020
became-law
2025-06-30
Effective Date July 1, 2025
2025-06-30
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-06-16
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-20
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
2025-05-20
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2025-05-20
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
2025-05-20
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2025-05-20
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-20
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-021-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-05-13
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-24
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-23
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
2025-04-17
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
referral-committee
2025-04-07
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-07
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-04
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2025-04-04
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-04-03
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
2025-04-03
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-03-05
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025
2025-03-05
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage
2025-03-05
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-02-26
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
2025-02-26
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
2025-02-18
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
2025-02-14
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-02-14
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction
2025-02-05
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2025
reading-2
2025-02-05
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
2025-01-23
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2025-01-23
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2025-01-22
Assigned to Education
referral-committee
2025-01-13
Referred to Assignments
2025-01-13
First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-13
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Education
2025-02-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: yes
- Fowler, Dale: yes
- Faraci, Paul: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Turner, Doris: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
- Balkema, Chris: not voting
- Preston, Willie: not voting
- Villa, Karina: not voting
- Wilcox, Craig: not voting
Education, Amendment 1
2025-02-25 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Balkema, Chris: yes
- Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: yes
- Fowler, Dale: yes
- Faraci, Paul: yes
- Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- Preston, Willie: yes
- Wilcox, Craig: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
Third Reading
2025-04-03 · pass · 54-0
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
- 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
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: 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
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Aquino: not voting
- Halpin: not voting
- Chesney: not voting
- Hunter: not voting
- Jones, E.: not voting
Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter
2025-04-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Friess, David: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- La Ha, Nicole: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Sosnowski, Joe C: not voting
- Scherer, Sue: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-20 · pass · 92-21
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
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Severin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: 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
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Ford: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hauter: no
- Bunting: no
- Cabello: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Sosnowski: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Deering: no
- Swanson: no
- Tipsword: no
- Elik: no
- Weaver: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Weber: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Moore: no
- Grant: no
- Scherer: excused
- Hirschauer: excused
- Jones: excused
- Syed: excused
- Meier: not voting
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