HB 1237104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1237
SCH CD-PROHIBIT NATIVE AM NAME
In committee Last action July 10, 2025: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 36
- Prime sponsors
- Maurice A. West, II, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- Cosponsors (34)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Amy Briel, Barbara Hernandez, Bob Morgan, Carol Ammons, Daniel Didech, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Hoan Huynh, Jawaharial Williams, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Joyce Mason, Justin Slaughter, Karina Villa, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kevin John Olickal, Kimberly Du Buclet, Laura Faver Dias, Lindsey LaPointe, Lisa Davis, Mark L. Walker, Mary Beth Canty, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael Crawford, Michelle Mussman, Natalie A. Manley, Nicolle Grasse, Norma Hernandez, Ram Villivalam, Sonya M. Harper, Suzanne M. Ness, Will Guzzardi, Yolonda Morris
Status
In committee as of July 10, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Education Policy (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
April 10, 2025House of RepresentativesMotionPassed70-38
yes (70) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Delgado, LaPointe, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Grasse
no (38) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Schmidt, Coffey, Schweizer, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (3) Hauter, Sanalitro, Scherer
not voting (6) Crespo, Kelly, Stuart, DeLuca, Walsh, Moylan
other (1) Hoffman
April 10, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed71-40
yes (71) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Grasse
no (40) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (3) Hauter, Sanalitro, Scherer
April 9, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 4Passed9-4
yes (9) Croke, Margaret, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Hirschauer, Maura, Hernandez, Barbara, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, West II, Maurice A, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (4) Elik, Amy, Swanson, Dan, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine
March 20, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-4
yes (9) Crespo, Fred, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Hirschauer, Maura, Hernandez, Barbara, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, West II, Maurice A, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (4) Elik, Amy, Swanson, Dan, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine
Timeline 80
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| April 10, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-040-000 |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2025 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Motion Prevailed 070-038-009 |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 10, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| April 9, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 1, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| April 1, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2025 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| March 21, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 13, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| March 12, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 12, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| February 18, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| February 11, 2025 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 10, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.