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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SCH CD-TRUANT DEFN"
+description: "Amends the School Code. In the Article governing compulsory attendance of pupils, provides that the term \"truant\" means a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause, as defined in the Article, from such attendance for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 days (rather than absent without valid cause from such attendance for a school day or portion thereof). Effective July 1, 2018."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 5795"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5795 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-16"
+last_action: "2018-08-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271442c1-909c-44bc-baf4-45d937caf035"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5795&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111886&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "878d4a1ee715bf63374dd9fe023da02b369531fc3a1e20a27655d9dbe9d1a19e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 5795 (100th) — SCH CD-TRUANT DEFN
+
+Amends the School Code. In the Article governing compulsory attendance of pupils, provides that the term "truant" means a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause, as defined in the Article, from such attendance for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 days (rather than absent without valid cause from such attendance for a school day or portion thereof). Effective July 1, 2018.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5795&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111886&DocNum=5795&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5795eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111886&DocNum=5795&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5795enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111886&DocNum=5795&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
+- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
+- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
+- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
+- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2018
+- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0918 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/271442c1-909c-44bc-baf4-45d937caf035`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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