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| Bill | SCH CD-CURSIVE WRITING | Amends the School Code. Provides that every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction practicing writing in cursive. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 2977 | Illinois HB 2977 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 98 | 6 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-11-09 | openstates | ocd-bill/37fa4f9b-3196-441a-9978-94d9bf077896 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2977&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104507&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 57fbe84c64d9f59d33b658c51b72b39d419530fbf584ed2559c559c77c589eea | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2977 (100th) — SCH CD-CURSIVE WRITING
Amends the School Code. Provides that every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction practicing writing in cursive.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 67–48 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 41–15 (pass) · upper
- Motion — 61–52 (fail) · lower
- Motion — 42–12 (pass) · upper
- Motion — 77–36 (fail) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 62–38 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
filing - 2017-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 011-006-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2017-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2017-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2017-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- 2017-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2017-03-13 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- 2017-03-13 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- 2017-03-14 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2017-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2017-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- 2017-04-05 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-05 Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2017-04-05 Motion Prevailed 061-052-000
- 2017-04-05 State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
- 2017-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2017-04-06 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- 2017-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- 2017-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- 2017-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- 2017-04-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-048-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- 2017-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2017-04-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2017-04-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-27 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-02 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2017-05-08 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2017-05-09 Postponed - Education
- 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- 2017-05-19 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
- 2017-05-23 Postponed - Education
- 2017-05-23 Waive Posting Notice
- 2017-05-24 Do Pass Education; 010-001-001
committee-passage - 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2017
- 2017-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2017-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-25 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2017
- 2017-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2017-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-001-001
- 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
reading-3 - 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2017-05-30 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2017-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 041-015-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-30 Arrived in House
introduction - 2017-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2017-06-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 062-038-000
- 2017-06-25 House Concurs
- 2017-06-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-07-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-09-22 Governor Vetoed
executive-veto - 2017-10-12 Placed on Calendar Total Veto
- 2017-10-17 Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2017-10-25 3/5 Vote Required
- 2017-10-25 Override Governor Veto - House Passed 077-036-000
- 2017-11-01 Placed Calendar Total Veto
- 2017-11-07 Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2017-11-08 3/5 Vote Required
- 2017-11-08 Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 042-012-000
- 2017-11-08 Both Houses Override Total Veto
veto-override-passage - 2017-11-09 Effective Date July 1, 2018
- 2017-11-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0548
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37fa4f9b-3196-441a-9978-94d9bf077896. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).