104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5503

SCH CD-ADULT WORKFORCE DIPLOMA

In committee Last action April 17, 2026: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Official bill page and text: ilga.gov

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsor

Edgar González, Jr.

Cosponsors (6)

Joyce Mason, Justin Cochran, La Shawn K. Ford, Michael Crawford, Norma Hernandez, Sharon Chung

Status

In committee as of April 17, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Higher Education (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-2

yes (8) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Ammons, Carol, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Hernandez, Norma, Stuart, Katie

no (2) Friess, David, Swanson, Dan

not voting (2) Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan

Official roll call

Timeline 21

Date	Chamber	Action
April 17, 2026	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
April 17, 2026	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
April 14, 2026	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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. Edgar González, Jr.
April 10, 2026	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
April 10, 2026	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
March 27, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
March 26, 2026	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
March 25, 2026	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-002-000
March 4, 2026	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
March 3, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
March 3, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
March 2, 2026	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
March 2, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
March 2, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
February 26, 2026	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
February 24, 2026	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
February 13, 2026	House	Referred to Rules Committee
February 13, 2026	House	First Reading
February 6, 2026	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.