IL HB2927 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15)
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall conduct research using mixed methodologies to understand the experience of educators teaching history to students across all grade levels in accordance with applicable learning standards and mandated units of study. Requires the State Board of Education to report its findings and recommendations from this research to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall provide professional learning opportunities for educators across all grade levels to further support the inclusive, inquiry-based teaching of history in schools.
Title
INCLUSIVE HISTORY ACT
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 76 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 2025-05-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned to Appropriations- Education |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-037-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 2-3.206 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 105 | 5 | 27-20.8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
