HB 2537104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2537
SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0232
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 21
- Prime sponsors
- Adriane L. Johnson, Nicole La Ha
- Cosponsors (19)
- Amy Elik, Amy L. Grant, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jackie Haas, Janet Yang Rohr, Jason R. Bunting, Jennifer Sanalitro, Katie Stuart, Martha Deuter, Mary Gill, Matt Hanson, Michael Crawford, Michelle Mussman, Nicolle Grasse, Norine K. Hammond, Patrick Sheehan, Suzanne M. Ness, Tony M. McCombie, Yolonda Morris
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 Education Policy, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
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 7, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed107-0
yes (107) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, 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, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, 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
excused (11) Ammons, Benton, Scherer, Hoffman, Jiménez, Jones, Kelly, Kifowit, Lilly, Mayfield, Weaver
March 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Elik, Amy, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Faver Dias, Laura, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine, Swanson, Dan, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 53
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0232 |
| 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 1, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| May 1, 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 8, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 |
| March 12, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 11, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| March 7, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 7, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 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.