# Illinois SB0407: EDUCATION-TECH Illinois SB0407, EDUCATION-TECH, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0355) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0407-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0407 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EDUCATION-TECH - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0355 - Sponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: assignments, executive, education policy, education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (267 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Illinois task force to reduce school absences: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, the law creates the Chronic Absence Task Force at the State Board of Education. It studies chronic absenteeism in State-funded early childhood programs and public schools, grades K–12. The Task Force can take public testimony. It must recommend a statewide strategy, goa… - Task force membership and meeting rules: mixed, low. The State Superintendent and the Secretary of Early Childhood, or designees, serve on the Task Force. The Superintendent appoints members from teachers’ groups, school leaders, regional superintendents, districts (including one from a western Chicago suburb), charter schools, disability and foster-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Keicher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs | pass | 55 | 0 | | | 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0355 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date September 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-27: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Concurs (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-05-07: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 010-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-07: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-05-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-04-28: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-28: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-24: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-24: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407sam001.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/SB/PDF/10400SB0407eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0407sam001.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-SB0407-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).