IL HB1237 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36)
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-07-10 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-07-10 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall prohibit a school from using a native name, logo, or mascot. Provides, however, that a school may continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot that were purchased on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act until September 1, 2028 if specified requirements are met. Provides that for any school whose team name is the name of a federally recognized tribe or historical Native American person, the school may continue to use its current team name and an agreed upon logo and mascot on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act if certain conditions are met. Provides that nothing in the provisions may be interpreted to prohibit county, municipality, or school district names.
Title
SCH CD-PROHIBIT NATIVE AM NAME
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 71 N: 40 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Motion in House (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Motion in House (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-040-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Motion Prevailed 070-038-009 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-25 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 10-20.88 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 105 | 5 | 34-18.88 | New Code | See Bill Text |
