HB 4397104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4397
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Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0605
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 11
- Prime sponsors
- Karina Villa, Michael Crawford
- Cosponsors (9)
- David Koehler, Julie A. Morrison, Kimberly Du Buclet, Laura M. Murphy, Lisa Davis, Mark L. Walker, Maurice A. West, II, Sara Feigenholtz, Yolonda Morris
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 5
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed46-12
yes (46) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Balkema, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (12) Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (1) Rezin
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-1
yes (13) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
no (1) Rose, Chapin
not voting (1) DeWitte, Donald P
April 17, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed94-9
yes (94) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hauter, Cabello, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, McCombie, Faver Dias, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (9) Niemerg, Halbrook, Bunting, Severin, Davis, Jed, Weaver, Weber, Wilhour, Miller
excused (14) Ammons, Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Sosnowski, Jones, Stava, Stephens, Kelly, Ford, Gill, Grant
not voting (1) McLaughlin
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed9-0
yes (9) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, La Ha, Nicole, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Sosnowski, Joe C, Scherer, Sue, Yang Rohr, Janet
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-1
yes (8) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, La Ha, Nicole, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Moeller, Anna, Sosnowski, Joe C, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (1) Scherer, Sue
Timeline 45
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0605 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-001-000 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 23, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karina Villa |
| 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 17, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-009-000 |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-001-000 |
| March 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; by Voice Vote |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| February 11, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 11, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford |
| February 11, 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 |
| January 13, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.