HB 1783104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1783
ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
Sent to Governor Last action July 30, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0658
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Meg Loughran Cappel, Michelle Mussman
- Cosponsors (6)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock, Edgar González, Jr., Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Faver Dias, Michael Crawford, Nicole La Ha
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 30, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Education Policy, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) DeWitte, Donald P
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed105-0
yes (105) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
excused (11) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Kelly, Tipsword, Ford, Gill, Grant
not voting (2) Guerrero-Cuellar, Vella
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed11-0
yes (11) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Elik, Amy, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Wilhour, Blaine, Swanson, Dan, Yang Rohr, Janet
not voting (2) Crespo, Fred, Niemerg, Adam M
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Crespo, Fred, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Elik, Amy, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine, Swanson, Dan, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 47
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0658 |
| July 30, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 30, 2026 |
| July 30, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 011-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 13, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| March 17, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 17, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| March 28, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 21, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| February 25, 2025 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 28, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 27, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.