Illinois 102nd Regular Session Status: In Committee 20 D cosponsors

SB 648 — SCH CD-ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  3. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  5. Postponed - Education

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas

  10. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  11. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  18. Postponed - Education

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman

  27. Assigned to Education

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  29. Referred to Assignments

  30. First Reading

  31. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (159)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 648 do?
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II.
Who sponsors SB 648?
SB 648 is sponsored by Mike Simmons (Democrat), Ram Villivalam (Democrat), John Connor, Antonio Muñoz, Laura Ellman (Democrat), Robert Peters (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), Celina Villanueva (Democrat), Christopher Belt (Democrat), Julie A. Morrison (Democrat), Mattie Hunter (Democrat), Michael E. Hastings (Democrat), Karina Villa (Democrat), Cristina Castro (Democrat), Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat), Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Linda Holmes (Democrat), Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Thomas Cullerton, David Koehler (Democrat), Bill Cunningham (Democrat), Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democrat), Laura M. Murphy (Democrat), and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 648?
This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 648?
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