Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB2521      — SCH CD-CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK

Last action — Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the School Code. Includes game officials in provisions requiring applicants for employment with a school district to undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history records check and check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  3. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  4. Arrived in House

  5. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  6. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025

  7. Second Reading

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2025

  9. Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000

  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  11. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  12. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  17. Assigned to Criminal Law

  18. Referred to Assignments

  19. First Reading

  20. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  22. Arrive in Senate

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  24. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

  26. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

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

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier

  31. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  32. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  34. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jeff Keicher

  35. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000

  36. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

  40. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  41. Second Reading - Short Debate

  42. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  43. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000

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

  45. Referred to Rules Committee

  46. First Reading

  47. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason

  48. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (171)

171 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 58 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 37001
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 57001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (58)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — 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
Graciela Guzmán 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
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Not Voting
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Mike Simmons Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
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
Suzy Glowiak Hilton Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones 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

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Criminal Law

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Democrat 5002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Steve McClure Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 72002
Republican 32007
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 108009
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Jacobs — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Stava-Murray — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — 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 Yea
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
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Yea
Jawaharial Williams 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
Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Terra Costa Howard Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Not Voting
Amy Elik Republican Yea
Amy L. Grant Republican Yea
Blaine Wilhour Republican Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Brandun Schweizer Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Not Voting
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Not Voting
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Yea
David Friess Republican Yea
Dennis Tipsword Republican Not Voting
Jackie Haas Republican Yea
Jason R. Bunting Republican Yea
Jed Davis Republican Yea
Jeff Keicher Republican Yea
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Not Voting
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
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Patrick Sheehan Republican Yea
Patrick Windhorst 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 Not Voting

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Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 2001
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 Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
David Friess Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Not Voting
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2521      do?
Amends the School Code. Includes game officials in provisions requiring applicants for employment with a school district to undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history records check and check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database.
Who sponsors HB2521     ?
HB2521      is sponsored by Jeff Keicher (Republican), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat), Nicole La Ha (Republican), Kevin Schmidt (Republican), Charles Meier (Republican), Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican), Hoan Huynh (Democrat), Thaddeus Jones (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen, Javier L. Cervantes, and Graciela Guzmán.
What is the current status of HB2521     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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