SB 2918104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2918
PARENT-TEACHER ADVISORY COMM
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0648
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Maurice A. West, II, Willie Preston
- Cosponsors (3)
- Kimberly A. Lightford, Michael Crawford, Ram Villivalam
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 22, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed84-16
yes (84) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Rosenthal, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, McCombie, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (16) Niemerg, Halbrook, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Severin, Jacobs, Davis, Jed, Deering, Weaver, Weber, McLaughlin, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (17) Ammons, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Ortíz, Scherer, Huynh, Croke, Sosnowski, Jones, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, Tipsword, Du Buclet, Williams, Jawaharial, Yang Rohr, González
not voting (1) DeLuca
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Gill, Mary, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Keicher, Jeff, Moeller, Anna, Manley, Natalie A, Schmidt, Kevin
April 15, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0
yes (55) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
March 3, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Fowler, Dale, Faraci, Paul, Johnson, Adriane, Porfirio, Mike, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Rose, Chapin, Preston, Willie, Turner, Doris, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (3) Belt, Christopher, Lightford, Kimberly A, Villivalam, Ram
March 3, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed14-0
yes (14) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, Edly-Allen, Mary, DeWitte, Donald P, Fowler, Dale, Faraci, Paul, Johnson, Adriane, Porfirio, Mike, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Rose, Chapin, Preston, Willie, Villivalam, Ram, Turner, Doris, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
Timeline 31
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0648 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-016-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 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; 009-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 16, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 15, 2026 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 |
| March 3, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 3, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston |
| 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. Willie Preston |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.