IL HB2997 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25)
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-13 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-13 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in this State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Effective immediately.
Title
SCH CD-ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 67 N: 35 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Motion in House (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-20 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Motion in House (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-20 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2025-10-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 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 |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-035-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-10 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Motion Prevailed 070-038-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 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 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 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 |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 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. Abdelnasser Rashid |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 27-20.8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
