IL HB2976 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-30 - 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: 2025-04-30 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a civic event that a child may be excused from school to engage in means an event sponsored by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity that is open to the public and includes, but is not limited to, an inauguration or an artistic or cultural performance or educational gathering that supports the mission of the sponsoring nonprofit organization. Allows the State Board of Education to adopt rules to further define "civic event".
Title
SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 75 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 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 | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 26-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
