IL HB3772 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39)
Status: Passed on July 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0546
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39)
Status: Passed on July 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0546
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that early childhood programs receiving State funds shall restrict suspensions. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in preschool for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district, director of an early childhood program, or their equivalent and that the length of the suspension for any student in preschool may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district or early childhood program to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Prohibits a student in kindergarten through grade 2 from being expelled unless otherwise required by federal or State law. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in kindergarten through grade 2 for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district and that the length of the suspension for any student in kindergarten through grade 2 may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Provides that a student who is suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative program. Provides that a student shall not be denied transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative program. Makes other changes.
Title
SCH CD-SUSPENSION/EXPULSION
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-30 - House - House Concurrence (Y: 72 N: 40 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-30 - House - House Concurrence (Y: 72 N: 40 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-31 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 30 N: 21 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 62 N: 46 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Committee (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-20 - House - House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Committee (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-30 - House - House Concurrence (Y: 72 N: 40 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-31 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 30 N: 21 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 62 N: 46 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Committee (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-20 - House - House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Committee (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0546 |
| 2026-07-10 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2027; some provisions |
| 2026-07-10 | House | Effective Date July 10, 2026; some provisions |
| 2026-07-10 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2026-06-26 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-30 | House | House Concurs |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 072-040-000 |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 072-040-000 |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 4 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 2025-07-01 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-07-01 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-07-01 | House | Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Placed on Postponed Consideration |
| 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Placed on Postponed Consideration |
| 2025-06-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule 073-039-000 |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend House Rule(s) for Immediate Consideration Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 4 |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 030-021-000 |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Lightford |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000 |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-003-000 |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 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. Will Guzzardi |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-046-000 |
| 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 Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 008-005-000 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 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. William "Will" Davis |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 010-005-000 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 10-22.6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 13B-20.25 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 13B-20.30 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 13B-25.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 2-3.162 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 325 | 3 | 15-30 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
