Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 11 D cosponsors

HB2651      — SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  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 04, 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 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify days during the year when there may be a portion of the student body absent or unable to participate in a major school event due to cultural, religious, or other observances and, by February 1 of each year, to prominently post on its website and distribute to school districts a nonexhaustive list of the corresponding days and dates of potential cultural, religious, or other observances in the upcoming school year. Allows a school district to include additional days and dates based on community feedback or demographics. Requires the State Board to distribute the list by February 1 each year to regional offices of education, the Department of Early Childhood, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois High School Association, and other relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  2. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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

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

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

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

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

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

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  17. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  21. Referred to Rules Committee

  22. First Reading

  23. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (172)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2651      do?
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify days during the year when there may be a portion of the student body absent or unable to participate in a major school event due to cultural, religious, or other observances and, by February 1 of each year, to prominently post on its website and distribute to school districts a nonexhaustive list of the corresponding days and dates of potential cultural, religious, or other observances in the upcoming school year. Allows a school district to include additional days and dates based on community feedback or demographics. Requires the State Board to distribute the list by February 1 each year to regional offices of education, the Department of Early Childhood, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois High School Association, and other relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB2651     ?
HB2651      is sponsored by Tracy Katz Muhl (Democrat), Laura Faver Dias (Democrat), Maura Hirschauer (Democrat), Kevin John Olickal (Democrat), Bob Morgan (Democrat), Hoan Huynh (Democrat), Nabeela Syed (Democrat), Abdelnasser Rashid (Democrat), Anna Moeller (Democrat), Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat), and Sharon Chung (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2651     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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