IL HB4577 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Enrolled on May 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.
Title
SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING
Sponsors
| Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D] | Rep. Maurice West [D] | Rep. Janet Yang Rohr [D] | Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D] |
| Sen. Robert Martwick [D] | Sen. Elgie Sims [D] | Sen. Mattie Hunter [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2026-05-31 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-27 | House | House Concurs |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 076-027-003 |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000 |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 045-013-000 |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Edly-Allen |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-001-000 |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026 |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 010-004-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-02-25 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 10-22.18 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
