SB 2914104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2914
SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0647
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 15
- Prime sponsors
- Anna Moeller, Meg Loughran Cappel
- Cosponsors (13)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Amy Briel, Joyce Mason, Katie Stuart, Kimberly A. Lightford, Laura Faver Dias, Lisa Davis, Mary Gill, Michael Crawford, Mike Porfirio, Sue Scherer, Thaddeus Jones, 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 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed83-25
yes (83) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Rosenthal, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Jones, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, Swanson, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris
no (25) Niemerg, Halbrook, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Huynh, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-2
yes (7) Didech, Daniel, Gill, Mary, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Keicher, Jeff, Moeller, Anna, Manley, Natalie A, Schmidt, Kevin
April 16, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed48-9
yes (48) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (9) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Balkema, Turner, S., Chesney, Plummer, Curran, Rose
April 14, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-1
yes (13) Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Johnson, Adriane, Fowler, Dale, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Lightford, Kimberly A, Rose, Chapin, Preston, Willie, Villa, Karina, Turner, Doris, Walker, Mark L, Villivalam, Ram, Wilcox, Craig
no (1) Balkema, Chris
not voting (1) Belt, Christopher
March 10, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Fowler, Dale, Ellman, Laura, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Porfirio, Mike, Stadelman, Steve, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Turner, Doris, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Preston, Willie
Timeline 43
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0647 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-025-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 15, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-002-000 |
| May 4, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| May 4, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 048-009-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2026 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Loughran- Cappel |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-001-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| April 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.