2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB1838: SCH CD-SELECTIVE ADMISSIONS
Legislative Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately.
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Bill History
1/28/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/8/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
Senate
4/8/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/8/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Assigned to Education
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
4/7/2025
107
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Curtis Tarver
Democrat