IL HB4795 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 17 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-07-01 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 17 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-07-01 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Removes provisions requiring that, beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign language courses. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Title
SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD
Sponsors
| Rep. Carol Ammons [D] | Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D] | Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D] | Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D] |
| Sen. Chris Balkema [R] | Sen. Karina Villa [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford |
| 2026-05-30 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-05-26 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2026-05-26 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026 |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 27-605 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
