HB 476104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 476
EDUCATION-TECH
In committee Last action April 21, 2026: Referred to Assignments
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Don Harmon
- Cosponsors (6)
- Dagmara Avelar, Gregg Johnson, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Jehan Gordon-Booth, Sharon Chung, Yolonda Morris
Status
In committee as of April 21, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
April 17, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed103-0
yes (103) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, 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, Davis, Jed, 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, 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 (15) Ammons, Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Stava, Stephens, Kelly, Ford, Gill, Grant
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-0
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 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Davidsmeyer, Christopher, Cabello, John M, Haas, Jackie, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Tarver II, Curtis J, Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
Timeline 31
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 17, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025 |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| December 17, 2024 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.