HB 1861104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1861
SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Meg Loughran Cappel, William "Will" Davis
- Cosponsors (3)
- Camille Y. Lilly, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Michelle Mussman
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Appropriations: Elementary and Secondary Education, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, 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
not voting (1) Loughran Cappel
April 29, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed113-0
yes (113) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
March 25, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed6-0
yes (6) Faver Dias, Laura, Davis, William "Will", Hirschauer, Maura, Wilhour, Blaine, Ortíz, Aarón M, Yang Rohr, Janet
not voting (3) Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Friess, David, McLaughlin, Martin
March 11, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed6-3
yes (6) Faver Dias, Laura, Davis, William "Will", Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Hirschauer, Maura, Ortíz, Aarón M, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-000-000 |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| March 19, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 19, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-003-000 |
| February 25, 2025 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 29, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.