Illinois 104th Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 D cosponsors

HB 4536 — SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 22, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    2 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill regulates trauma-informed training for educational institutions.

This bill establishes requirements for trauma-informed training in schools to better support students. It aims to ensure that educators are equipped to understand and address the impacts of trauma on learning.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means educators will receive training to help them better support students affected by trauma.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 4536 clarifies the definitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments" in relation to schools. It also expands the definition of "trauma-informed practices" to focus on groups who may experience ongoing trauma in their lives. These changes matter because they ensure that educational institutions better understand and address the varying impacts of trauma on students, promoting a more supportive learning environment.

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HB4536 Engrossed LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b AN ACT concerning education.
HB4536 Enrolled LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b AN ACT concerning education.
"Institute" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual HB4536 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by the regional superintendent to be an institute day, or parent-teacher conferences.
"Institute" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual HB4536 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by the regional superintendent to be an institute day, or parent-teacher conferences.
"Inservice Training Workshops" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational HB4536 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by the regional superintendent to be an inservice training workshop, or parent-teacher conferences.
"Inservice Training Workshops" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational HB4536 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by the regional superintendent to be an inservice training workshop, or parent-teacher conferences.
Any institute advisory committee existing on April 1, 1995, is dissolved and the duties and responsibilities of the HB4536 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b institute advisory committee are assumed by the regional office of education advisory board.
Any institute advisory committee existing on April 1, 1995, is dissolved and the duties and responsibilities of the HB4536 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b institute advisory committee are assumed by the regional office of education advisory board.
Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances, including early relational trauma, caregiver separation, disrupted attachment, or prolonged instability during early development, that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally HB4536 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, or emotional well-being.
Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances, including early relational trauma, caregiver separation, disrupted attachment, or prolonged instability during early development, that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally HB4536 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, or emotional well-being.
HB4536 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b (1) A school or district is "trauma aware" when it:
HB4536 Enrolled - 6 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b (1) A school or district is "trauma aware" when it:
HB4536 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b and (C) involve the engagement and capacity building of personnel at all levels to ensure that adults in the learning environment are prepared to recognize and respond to those impacted by trauma.
HB4536 Enrolled - 7 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b and (C) involve the engagement and capacity building of personnel at all levels to ensure that adults in the learning environment are prepared to recognize and respond to those impacted by trauma.
Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, institutes shall provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set forth in this subsection (b) HB4536 Engrossed - 8 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b before the first student attendance day of each school year.
Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, institutes shall provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set forth in this subsection (b) HB4536 Enrolled - 8 - LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b before the first student attendance day of each school year.
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Action History

  1. Sent to the Governor

  2. Passed Both Houses

  3. Third Reading - Passed; 041-017-000

  4. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026

  5. Second Reading

  6. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026

  7. Do Pass Education; 010-003-000

  8. Assigned to Education

  9. Referred to Assignments

  10. First Reading

  11. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026

  13. Arrive in Senate

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  17. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-016-000

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Second Reading - Short Debate

  21. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000

  23. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  24. Referred to Rules Committee

  25. First Reading

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  27. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 35001
Republican 21700
Total 401701
% of votes cast 69%29%0%2%
How each member voted (58)
Member Party Vote
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 Yea
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 Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Not Voting
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Balkema Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Darby A. Hills Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea
Erica Harriss Republican Yea
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Li Arellano, Jr. Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Education

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9001
Republican 1301
Total 10302
% of votes cast 67%20%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Adriane L. Johnson Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Balkema Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Not Voting
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 84 Yea · 16 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 62009
Republican 151608
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 8316018
% of votes cast 71%14%0%15%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Du Buclet — Yea
Faver Dias — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — Not Voting
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
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Fred Crespo Democrat Not Voting
Gregg Johnson Democrat Not Voting
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Not Voting
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 Cochran 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 Not Voting
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Margaret A. DeLaRosa Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Martha Deuter Democrat Yea
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Not Voting
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Nay
Amy Elik Republican Yea
Amy L. Grant Republican Not Voting
Blaine Wilhour Republican Not Voting
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Brandun Schweizer Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Not Voting
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Nay
David Friess Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Not Voting
Jackie Haas Republican Yea
Jason R. Bunting Republican Nay
Jed Davis Republican Nay
Jeff Keicher Republican Yea
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Not Voting
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Yea
Kyle Moore Republican Nay
Martin McLaughlin Republican Nay
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Not Voting
Patrick Sheehan Republican Yea
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Paul Jacobs Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Not Voting
William E Hauter Republican Yea

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Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Democrat 5001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Not Voting
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
David Friess Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4536?
HB 4536 is sponsored by Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Dagmara Avelar (Democrat), Maura Hirschauer (Democrat), Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Margaret A. DeLaRosa (Democrat), and Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 4536?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 22, 2026. It awaits signature.
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