# Illinois HB2651: SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS Illinois HB2651, SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-02 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2651-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2651 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung - Sponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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 overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-04-11: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2025-03-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-02-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-02-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-02-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2651ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2651.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2651ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2651.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2651-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).