SB 3224104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 3224
ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0716
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 19
- Prime sponsors
- Doris Turner, Michelle Mussman
- Cosponsors (17)
- Amy Briel, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jason R. Bunting, Javier L. Cervantes, Jil Tracy, Katie Stuart, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kyle Moore, Lindsey LaPointe, Maurice A. West, II, Nicole La Ha, Nicolle Grasse, Norine K. Hammond
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Human Services, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed108-0
yes (108) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris
excused (9) Andrade, Hauter, Huynh, Sosnowski, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Tipsword, Gordon-Booth
not voting (1) Grant
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed12-0
yes (12) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Grasse, Nicolle, DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Hammond, Norine K, Haas, Jackie, Meier, Charles, LaPointe, Lindsey, Morris, Yolonda, Moeller, Anna, Schmidt, Kevin, Ness, Suzanne M
March 26, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed47-0
yes (47) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Castro, Ventura, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Curran, Wilcox, Hunter, Harmon, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (12) Fine, Fowler, Martwick, Halpin, Morrison, Peters, Villivalam, Holmes, Preston, DeWitte, Rezin, Johnson
February 17, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Belt, Christopher, Balkema, Chris, DeWitte, Donald P, Cervantes, Javier L, Fowler, Dale, Edly-Allen, Mary, Lightford, Kimberly A, Johnson, Adriane, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Doris, Rose, Chapin, Villivalam, Ram, Wilcox, Craig
not voting (2) Preston, Willie, Villa, Karina
Timeline 41
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0716 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 27, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2026 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2026 |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| February 2, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 2, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 2, 2026 | 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.