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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-TRUANT DEFN"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 5795"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5795 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-16"
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last_action: "2018-08-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271442c1-909c-44bc-baf4-45d937caf035"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5795&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111886&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "878d4a1ee715bf63374dd9fe023da02b369531fc3a1e20a27655d9dbe9d1a19e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5795 (100th) — SCH CD-TRUANT DEFN
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
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- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
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- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
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- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2018
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- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0918 `became-law`
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## Source
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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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