republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-5795.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 5795	Illinois HB 5795 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	28	2	2018-02-16	2018-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/271442c1-909c-44bc-baf4-45d937caf035	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5795&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111886&SessionID=91&GA=100	878d4a1ee715bf63374dd9fe023da02b369531fc3a1e20a27655d9dbe9d1a19e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/271442c1-909c-44bc-baf4-45d937caf035. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).