SB 1605104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1605
SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0387
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 24
- Prime sponsors
- Doris Turner, Mary Gill
- Cosponsors (22)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Amy Elik, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Bradley Fritts, Charles Meier, Chris Balkema, Dan Swanson, Dave Vella, Jason Plummer, Jason R. Bunting, Jay Hoffman, Jeff Keicher, Katie Stuart, Kimberly A. Lightford, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Michael J. Kelly, Patrick Sheehan, Rick Ryan, Sally J. Turner, Steven Reick, Sue Scherer, Wayne A. Rosenthal
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. 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 31, 2025State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 2Passed56-0
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, 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, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 27, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed13-0
yes (13) Belt, Christopher, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Porfirio, Mike, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Villa, Karina, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (2) Balkema, Chris, Preston, Willie
May 23, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Davidsmeyer, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (9) Ammons, Andrade, Scherer, Jones, Sosnowski, Spain, Syed, Du Buclet, Mayfield
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed12-0
yes (12) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Faver Dias, Laura, Elik, Amy, Johnson, Gregg, Gill, Mary, Mussman, Michelle, Mason, Joyce, Stuart, Katie, Niemerg, Adam M, Wilhour, Blaine, Swanson, Dan, Yang Rohr, Janet
not voting (1) Crespo, Fred
May 7, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Elik, Amy, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Gill, Mary, Faver Dias, Laura, Johnson, Gregg, Hirschauer, Maura, Mason, Joyce, Keicher, Jeff, Stuart, Katie, Mussman, Michelle, Swanson, Dan, Yang Rohr, Janet
not voting (1) Wilhour, Blaine
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed56-0
yes (56) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, 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, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
February 18, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Porfirio, Mike, Villa, Karina, Turner, Doris, Wilcox, Craig, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (2) Lightford, Kimberly A, Preston, Willie
Timeline 67
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0387 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 27, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000 |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000 |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner |
| May 26, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 27, 2025 |
| May 26, 2025 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan |
| May 23, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| May 23, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 23, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| May 21, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| May 20, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| May 16, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 16, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 15, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 15, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| April 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 21, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Gill |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 10, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025 |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025 |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 |
| February 11, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.