# Illinois HB4577: KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN Illinois HB4577, KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-10 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0555) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4577-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4577 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-07-10, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0555 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: education policy, assignments, education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (253 yes, 78 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert F. Martwick (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-27 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 76 | 27 | 3 | | 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 9 | 3 | | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 45 | 13 | | | 2026-05-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 80 | 26 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (54) - 2026-07-10: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0555 (House) - 2026-07-10: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-07-10: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-25: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-06-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-06-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Senate) - 2026-05-31: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-27: House Concurs (House) - 2026-05-27: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 076-027-003 (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000 (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2026-05-20: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-05-20: Third Reading - Passed; 045-013-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-001-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Do Pass Education; 010-004-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Postponed - Education (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000 (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-07: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-18: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2026-03-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-02-25: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2026-02-25: Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 (House) - 2026-02-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: First Reading (House) - 2026-01-23: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577sam001.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/10400HB4577eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4577sam001.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-HB4577-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).