HB 4239104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4239
SCH CD-HIGH SCH COURSE CREDIT
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0596
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Ellman
- Cosponsors (6)
- Celina Villanueva, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Julie A. Morrison, Margaret A. DeLaRosa, Steve Stadelman, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 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
April 28, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina
not voting (2) Preston, Willie, Wilcox, Craig
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed101-0
yes (101) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
absent (1) Crespo
excused (15) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, DeLuca, Tipsword, Evans, Ford, Wilhour
not voting (1) González
February 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, La Ha, Nicole, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Sosnowski, Joe C, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0596 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| December 17, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.