2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB2997: SCH CD-ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY
Legislative Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in this State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Effective immediately.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Fiscal Note Filed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Motion Prevailed 070-038-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-035-000
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/14/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
Senate
4/14/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/14/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
4/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Motion in House
4/10/2025
70
Yea
38
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in House
4/10/2025
67
Yea
35
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor
Abdelnasser Rashid
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Emanuel Welch
Democrat
Diane Blair-Sherlock
Democrat
Nabeela Syed
Democrat
Justin Slaughter
Democrat
Lisa Davis
Democrat
Michael Crawford
Democrat
Sonya Harper
Democrat
Marcus Evans
Democrat
Laura Faver Dias
Democrat
Lilian Jimenez
Democrat
Maurice West
Democrat
Maura Hirschauer
Democrat
Robert Rita
Democrat
Norma Hernandez
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
William Cunningham
Democrat