---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ABSENCE FOR CIVIC EVENT"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that any child from a public school, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board at least one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student for a child that is absent from school to engage in a civic event. A school board may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5488"
citation: "Illinois HB 5488 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mattie Hunter", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c3a65b8-aeb7-4044-80c7-b926eda3b6f4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5488&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=140013&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c581a4b2732a9f50bd69ee96f019a1a9e5260632f7c951463e05085440a49a32"
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 5488 (102nd) — SCH CD-ABSENCE FOR CIVIC EVENT

Amends the School Code. Provides that any child from a public school, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board at least one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student for a child that is absent from school to engage in a civic event. A school board may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–12** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **62–38** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **68–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2022-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-038-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-04** Waive Posting Notice
- **2022-04-04** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 5, 2022
- **2022-04-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2022
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2022-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 068-043-000
- **2022-04-08** House Concurs
- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0981 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c3a65b8-aeb7-4044-80c7-b926eda3b6f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).