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SB 1584 — SCH CD-SHORT-TERM APPROVALS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0111
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker (Democratic) on August 01, 2025.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill SB 1584 has replaced the previous "Engrossed" label with an "Enrolled" label. This change indicates that the bill has completed its passage through the legislative process and is ready to be signed into law. This distinction matters because it signals that the bill is one step closer to becoming official and can start making an impact on the intended issue.
SB1584 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 05031 LNS 15059 b AN ACT concerning education.
Before the expiration of an educator's Short-Term Approval, the educator must obtain a license or endorsement in the same specific education area or SB1584 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB104 05031 LNS 15059 b grade range as the Short-Term Approval.
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0111
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Effective Date January 1, 2026
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
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Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025
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Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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Postponed - Education
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Postponed - Education
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Assigned to Education
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Sponsors
- Sara Feigenholtz · Primary
- Kimberly A. Lightford · Cosponsor
- Faver Dias · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Sara Feigenholtz Democrat
- Faver Dias
Co-sponsors (1)
- Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 109 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Stava-Murray | — | Yea |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Du Buclet | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Katz Muhl | — | Yea |
| La Ha | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Yang Rohr | Democrat | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nicole La Ha | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adriane L. Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Meg Loughran Cappel | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 1584?
- SB 1584 is sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat), and Faver Dias.
- What is the current status of SB 1584?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1584?
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