House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a provision granting a school board the power to award certain contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, provides for an exception for contracts that give a preference to State, regional, or local suppliers (rather than only State or regional suppliers) that source local food products.

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4/21/2026 - Referred to Senate Assignments

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall prohibit a school from using a native name, logo, or mascot. Provides, however, that a school may continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot that were purchased on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act until September 1, 2028 if specified requirements are met. Provides that for any school whose team name is the name of a federally recognized tribe or historical Native American person, the school may continue to use its current team name and an agreed upon logo and mascot on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act if certain conditions are met. Provides that nothing in the provisions may be interpreted to prohibit county, municipality, or school district names.

House Floor Amendment No. 4 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of House Amendment No. 1, and makes the following changes: Allows a school to continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot that were purchased on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act until September 1, 2030 (rather than 2028) if the school sets forth a reasonable timeline for the selection of a new school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot through formal school board action no later than July 1, 2026 (rather than if certain requirements are met). Includes a marquee, sign, or other permanent school structure that bears the prohibited native name, logo, or mascot that the school shall remove the next time the marquee, sign, or other permanent school structure is remodeled or replaced. Provides that if either a school or federally recognized tribe wishes to terminate consent to use a native name, logo, or mascot, the school shall select a new school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot through formal school board action no later than one year from the date of termination and shall discontinue use of the name, logo, or mascot no later than 3 years from the date of termination (rather than providing that if either a school or federally recognized tribe wishes to terminate an agreement, the school has one year from the date of termination to discontinue its use of the name, logo, or mascot). Makes other changes. Adds an effective date of July 1, 2026.

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7/10/2025 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a candidate may apply for a Residency Verification Certificate from the appropriate election authority no earlier than 180 days before the last day for filing petitions. Provides that a candidate who has received a Residency Verification Certificate may, wherever required to list a residential address, state "Residency Verified" and include a copy of the certificate. Sets forth requirements for application and certification. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change.

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10/15/2025 - Referred to House Rules

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include the study of Latinx communities in the curriculum across all content areas, including the contributions made by individual Latinx communities in government and the arts, humanities, mathematics, and sciences, as well as the contributions of Latinx to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of the unit of instruction. Requires a regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements. Provides that each school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction satisfying these requirements. Allows a school to meet the requirements through an online program or course.

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10/15/2025 - Referred to House Rules

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Italian American history. Contains provisions governing this instruction. Effective immediately.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the School Code. Allows a school board association to offer and provide scholarships or other reimbursements to school board members and a school board member to receive a scholarship or other reimbursement from the association for reasonable travel and lodging expenses to attend meetings or other events hosted by the association that are reasonably related to the school board member's duties and will contribute to the professional development of the school board member. Effective immediately.

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5/19/2026 - House Ethics & Elections

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a political committee may opt to receive notification of the filing dates for each quarterly report electronically by email by indicating its preference to receive notification electronically on its statement of organization or by filing a quarterly report of campaign contributions electronically. Effective January 1, 2027.

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4/7/2026 - House Ethics & Elections

Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning the objection to nominations, provides that, if the electoral board determines that an objection is frivolous, the candidate may file a petition with the circuit court to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the objector.

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1/14/2026 - Referred to House Rules

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, after the completion of his or her sentence, including the completion of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term, shall be eligible to be nominated for, and elected to, an elective public office. Provides that the provision does not apply to a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State. Defines "elective public office". Amends the Election Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

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4/9/2026 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Amends the Election Code. Removes the option for a county in which there is no city, village, or incorporated town with a board of election commissioners to establish a county board of election commissioners by ordinance of the county board. Provides that a vote of approval from 60% of the electors shall be required for the proposition to be approved.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Election Code. Creates the Secure Elections Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be distributed by the State Board of Elections as grants to election authorities for: voting machine replacement; electronic poll book upgrades; cybersecurity hardening; voter accessibility upgrades; infrastructure for secure ballot transport and storage; and capital improvements to election authority facilities that are necessary to maintain safe, secure, and effective election administration. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall establish and use a formula to distribute moneys in the Fund to election authorities.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning cybersecurity efforts, modifies the amendatory changes made by Public Act 100-587 to conform with the amendatory changes made by Public Act 100-623. Makes technical changes.

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4/21/2026 - House Ethics & Elections

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in jurisdictions where in-precinct counting equipment is used, the election authority shall retabulate the total number of votes cast on 5% of the election day equipment used within the election jurisdiction (rather than votes cast in 5% of precincts within the election jurisdiction). Provides that the precincts and voting devices to be retabulated shall be selected after election day on a random basis by the State Board of Elections so that every device used in early voting and all equipment used on election day in the election jurisdiction has an equal mathematical chance of being selected (rather than providing that every precinct and every device used in early voting shall have an equal mathematical chance of being selected for retabulated).

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning primary election ballots, provides that the lettering of candidate names on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized by the election authority.

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1/30/2026 - Referred to House Rules

Creates the Digital Forgeries in Politics Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery who is an Illinois resident and a candidate for office in this State has a cause of action against any person who knowingly distributes, or enters into an agreement with another person to distribute, a digital forgery if: (1) the distribution occurs within 90 days before a regular election; and (2) the distribution is reasonably likely to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election. Sets forth exceptions. Allows a court to issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease the display or distribution of the digital forgery. Includes additional awards to a prevailing plaintiff.

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5/4/2026 - House Judiciary - Civil

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Public Office Eligibility and Criminal Conviction Clarification Act. Amends the Township Code. Repeals a provision that makes a person ineligible to hold any office under the Code if the person, at the time required for taking the oath of office, has been convicted of a felony. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a provision concerning qualification for specified elective offices, deletes provisions which prohibit a person from taking the oath of office if the person has been convicted of a felony.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections shall develop or cause to be developed an additional option within the online voter registration system that permits a person who is eligible to register to vote and has a social security number but does not have an Illinois driver's license or State identification card to apply to register to vote or to update an existing voter registration by uploading a completed voter registration form. Sets forth procedures for the processing of online registration forms by a county clerk or board of election commissioners.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Amends the Election Code. Provides that every ballot measure to be placed on a ballot shall be written in plain language and include a ballot measure summary that describes the primary purpose of the ballot measure and the material legal effect if the ballot measure is approved or rejected. Sets forth provisions concerning the preparation of ballot measures and ballot measure summaries. Provides that a registered voter may challenge a ballot measure or ballot measure summary for non-compliance with the provision. Makes conforming changes.

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5/19/2026 - House Ethics & Elections

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Student Educational Technology Rights Act. Provides that, by the 2026-2027 school year, the school board of each school district shall adopt a policy that, at a minimum: (1) prohibits teachers from using an artificial intelligence tool to assign a numerical score or a grade for any task that requires professional judgment; and (2) requires that any artificial intelligence model used in relation to students or student work be approved by the school board. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Requires the policy to be adopted by the 2027-2028 (rather than the 2026-2027) school year. Provides that the policy shall require the school district to provide a list of approved artificial intelligence models to all schools at the start of each school year and promptly after any revisions to the list. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to conflict with a school district's obligations under federal law. Effective immediately.

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5/29/2026 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall be limited to, among other costs, expenditures to electrification-as-a-service contractors that provide electric school buses or a combination of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, equipment, or daily charge management services, plus a depreciation allowance of 8.33% for 12 years for electric school buses and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from school.

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5/22/2026 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, as used in the Act, the term "commercial purpose" means, among other things, the use of any part of a public record or records, or information derived from public records, in any form for any use or purpose that furthers the commercial, trade, or profit interests of the requester or the person on whose behalf the request is made.

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5/22/2026 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Requires every school district to review its comprehensive school safety plan, and amend, if necessary, its comprehensive school safety plan to include procedures specifically designed to notify parents and guardians of pupils, teachers, administrators, and school personnel when the school confirms the presence of immigration enforcement on school premises. Requires postsecondary educational entities, and each campus of those postsecondary educational entities, to make good faith efforts to notify all students, faculty, and staff who work on campus when the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus. Provides that health care provider entity personnel shall immediately notify health care provider entity management, administration, or legal counsel of any request for access to a health care provider entity site or patient for immigration enforcement. Establishes the Deportation Defense Grant Program for the hiring of a public defender to assist those who will act as an attorney to a noncitizen in an immigration case or for a nonprofit who assists in the immigration legal casework. Makes a conforming change the Counties Code. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that ALPR information may be shared by a law enforcement agency only for purposes of locating vehicles or persons if there is probable cause of being involved in the commission of a criminal offense. Provides that before a request for ALPR information may be processed, a law enforcement agency must obtain and review a police report to ensure compliance, which, if granted and shared, the relevant information may only be accessed or retained for a maximum of 15 days before a new request is required. Provides that an ALPR system that gives out information in violation of the provisions shall be liable for civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation. Provides that the commission of a deceptive practice by a law enforcement official in violation of the provisions is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that each ALPR system shall produce an biannual audit report submitted to the Secretary of State showing all searches for a police department conducted by customers outside of the police department. Effective immediately.

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10/15/2025 - Sponsor Removed Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall not permit a law enforcement agent to enter and remain in a polling place, unless the law enforcement agent is called upon by the election authority or judges of election or required by court order. Provides that an election authority shall ensure that any law enforcement agent who is permitted to enter and remain in a polling place has provided the election authority with a valid pollwatcher credential. Provides that no judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall engage in any practice that is intended to intimidate a voter within any polling place, within 100 feet of any polling place, or on any of the property of that church or private school that is a polling place. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall (i) prohibit a law enforcement agent from serving as a pollwatcher when the law enforcement agent is not performing law enforcement duties or (ii) apply to other spaces within a municipal building that are not specifically being used as polls.

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5/26/2026 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

Amends the School Code. Provides that the school board of each school district shall report for each of the school district's schools specified information regarding learning materials and activities used for student instruction in a prominent location on the school district's website. Requires a school board to provide updated information on the school district's website by January 1 and August 1 of each year and more frequently as the school board deems appropriate. Provides that nothing may be construed to require: (1) the publication of a digital reproduction of learning materials on a school district's website; or (2) a separate listing of the individual components of learning materials produced as a single volume. Allows a school district to: (1) update the report and post the updated report on the school district's website on an ongoing basis during the school year, as long as the updated report is completed by January 1 and August 1; and (2) use a collaborative online document or spreadsheet software that allows multiple authorized users to update or make additions to the report on an ongoing basis, as long as a link to the report is publicly accessible on the school district's website. Requires each school district's report to remain publicly available on the school district's website at least until the next report for the year is completed and made publicly available on the school district's website. Provides that each school district's report shall include a step-by-step process on how a parent or guardian of a student attending a school within the school district can opt-out a child from any learning materials or activities provided by the school if the learning materials or activities conflict with the student's religious beliefs. Effective July 1, 2026.

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1/13/2026 - Referred to Senate Assignments

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, a diesel powered vehicle owned or operated by the State, any county or unit of local government, any school district, any community college or public college or university, or any mass transit agency must use a biodiesel blend that contains 19%, unless the engine is designed or retrofitted to operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel or on ultra low sulfur fuel. Allows, in December, January, February, and March, a biodiesel blend of at least 10% to be used. Effective immediately.

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5/22/2026 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Article of the School Code concerning the Chicago school district. Removes the prohibition on student members of a local school council being counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present to act and having a vote on the following measures: (i) the evaluation of a principal; (ii) the renewal of a principal's performance contract or the inclusion of any provision or modification of the contract; (iii) the direct selection by the local school council of a new principal to serve under a 4-year performance contract; or (iv) the determination of the names of candidates to be submitted to the general superintendent for the position of principal. Requires 8 affirmative votes of the local school council at attendance centers enrolling students through grade 8 and 9 affirmative votes of the local school council at secondary attendance centers (rather than 7) for the direct selection by the local school council of a new principal. Provides that student members of a local school council shall count toward a quorum on all measures brought before the local school council. Removes the prohibition on student members of a local school council being eligible to vote on personnel matters and the allocation of teaching and staff resources.

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1/27/2026 - Referred to Senate Assignments

Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary and high school to include in its curriculum the study of the contributions made by Latin Americans to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the requirement during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit and make recommendations for improvement. Provides that the failure by a school district or school to comply with the requirement shall result in a written warning for the first offense, and if the school district or school continues to fail to comply with the requirements, the school district or school shall face disciplinary action at the discretion of the regional superintendent. Requires the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials and professional development opportunities that may be used as guidelines for the development of a Latin American unit of study. Effective August 1, 2026.

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3/31/2026 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, before submitting a request to a school district for use of a school building as a polling place, the county board or board of election commissioners shall evaluate all other suitable alternatives before choosing a school as a polling place.

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5/22/2026 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments