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HB 2298 — SCH CD-SEX ED-ABANDONED NEWBRN
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0088
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of HB 2298, three lines of text have been added while three corresponding lines have been removed. This suggests that some content was updated or clarified to improve the bill's intent or execution. Such changes are important because they can impact how the law will function in practice, potentially making it more effective or easier to understand for those affected by it.
HB2298 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 09930 NHT 10181 b AN ACT concerning schools.
(3) Course material and instruction shall stress HB2298 EngrossedEnrolled -2- LRB093 09930 NHT 10181 b that pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until they are ready for marriage.
_________________i______________________s_____________ _u_____________________o______________________e_____________ _r______________________I______________________a____________ _n_____________________r______________________g_____________ _v_____________________e______________________e___ HB2298 EngrossedEnrolled -3- LRB093 09930 NHT 10181 b (d) An opportunity shall be afforded to parents or guardians to examine the instructional materials to be used in such class or course.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0088
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Effective Date July 2, 2003
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-002
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor
- James T. Meeks · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Elizabeth Coulson
- James T. Meeks
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 41 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Not Voting |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Petka | — | Not Voting |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Not Voting |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Not Voting |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 100 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 112 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Not Voting |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Not Voting |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Not Voting |
| O'Brien | — | Not Voting |
| Younge | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Not Voting |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2298 do?
- Amends the School Code. Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 2298?
- HB 2298 is sponsored by Elizabeth Coulson and James T. Meeks.
- What is the current status of HB 2298?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2298?
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