# Illinois HB2976: SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT Illinois HB2976, SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-04-30 (Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2976-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2976 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-STUDENT ABSENCE-PARENT - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-30, Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: education policy, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (113 yes, 36 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Allows a child to be absent from a public school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day to attend the ceremonial induction into office of the child's parent or legal guardian, anyone in the child's household, the child's grandparents, siblings, or a close friend of the child as a newly elected government official. Provides that the student and parent or legal guardian are responsible for obtaining assignments from the student's teacher prior to the period of excused absence and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by the student prior to the student's return to school from that period of excused absence. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 75 | 36 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-30: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-10: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976.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 - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2976.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-HB2976-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).