# Illinois HR0459: PRES. TRUMP-ENGLISH LEARNERS

Illinois HR0459, PRES. TRUMP-ENGLISH LEARNERS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Dagmara Avelar (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-12-01 (Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HR0459
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: PRES. TRUMP-ENGLISH LEARNERS
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Last action: 2025-12-01, Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: education policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Urges President Donald Trump to stop the actions of the administration that are impacting or eliminating educational funding, educational supports, and educational services provided to English learner students, limited English proficient parents, and the educators that serve these students. Urges federal lawmakers to instead prioritize the maintenance and improvement of educational services for English learner students, maintain and provide for increases to ESSA Title III funding aligned with inflationary measures and other appropriate funding to support educational services for English learner students and the educators that serve them, maintain and provide for language access services for parents with limited English proficiency, and ensure the educational rights of all students guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-28 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-12-01: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-10-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House)
- 2025-10-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House)
- 2025-10-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House)
- 2025-10-28: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House)
- 2025-10-28: Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 007-003-000 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House)
- 2025-10-14: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-09-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0459.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0459.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0459-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).