HB 5552104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5552
EDUCATION-VARIOUS
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- David Koehler, Laura Faver Dias
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. 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 7
May 27, 2026House of RepresentativesConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed74-37
yes (74) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Huynh, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (7) Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Evans, Ford, Wilhour
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-3
yes (9) Crespo, Fred, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (3) Elik, Amy, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (1) Swanson, Dan
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed43-14
yes (43) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (14) Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (2) Harris, N., Rezin
May 5, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed14-0
yes (14) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) DeWitte, Donald P
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed10-4
yes (10) Belt, Christopher, Edly-Allen, Mary, Johnson, Adriane, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina
no (4) Balkema, Chris, Fowler, Dale, Rose, Chapin, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) DeWitte, Donald P
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed71-34
yes (71) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (34) Haas, Halbrook, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Stephens, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (11) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, Tipsword, Evans
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-4
yes (9) Crespo, Fred, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Yang Rohr, Janet
no (4) Elik, Amy, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine, Swanson, Dan
Timeline 43
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date August 7, 2026 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 25, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Concurs |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-037-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 043-014-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-004-000 |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| April 27, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 27, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-034-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| March 6, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 6, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| February 13, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 13, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.