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| Bill | 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. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | HB 2177 | Illinois HB 2177 (101st) |
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enacted | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2019-02-06 | 2019-07-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/0970b8f2-cc9f-4275-a882-425299bd3c4a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2177&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117905&SessionID=108&GA=101 | 54df06dc797a45cf20bc38f9bef50b85855fa9d7c24cb8631d535958eeba3dbe | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
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; origin ocd-bill/0970b8f2-cc9f-4275-a882-425299bd3c4a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).