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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA"
+description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "101st"
+identifier: "HB 2177"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2177 (101st)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-02-06"
+last_action: "2019-07-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0970b8f2-cc9f-4275-a882-425299bd3c4a"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2177&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117905&SessionID=108&GA=101"
+source_hash: "54df06dc797a45cf20bc38f9bef50b85855fa9d7c24cb8631d535958eeba3dbe"
+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 2177 (101st) — SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA
+
+Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=10100HB2177&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117905&DocNum=2177&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2177eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117905&DocNum=2177&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2177enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117905&DocNum=2177&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
+- Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
+- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
+- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
+- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
+- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
+- Jil Tracy — primary (person)
+- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
+- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
+- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
+- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
+- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
+- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael D. Unes — primary (person)
+- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael T. Marron — cosponsor (person)
+- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
+- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
+- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
+- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
+- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes `filing`
+- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
+- **2019-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
+- **2019-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
+- **2019-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
+- **2019-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
+- **2019-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
+- **2019-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
+- **2019-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
+- **2019-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
+- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
+- **2019-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
+- **2019-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
+- **2019-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
+- **2019-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
+- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
+- **2019-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
+- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
+- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2019-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2019
+- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0131 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0970b8f2-cc9f-4275-a882-425299bd3c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+