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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-MEDIA LITERACY"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, every public high school may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on media literacy; defines \"media literacy\". Provides requirements for the unit of instruction. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for the unit of instruction. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 234"
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citation: "Illinois HB 234 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth Hernandez", "Karina Villa"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-26"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d852b07e-c888-420b-ae75-4be5c4ca1d22"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=234&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128188&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "000c7ace7c0ce81530e74f35b5e447ee7a0c97c18051b94a8c2e8824068c2b99"
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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 234 (102nd) — SCH CD-MEDIA LITERACY
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Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, every public high school may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on media literacy; defines "media literacy". Provides requirements for the unit of instruction. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for the unit of instruction. Effective immediately.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0234.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0234eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0234ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0234enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **42–15** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **68–44** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
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- Karina Villa — primary (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
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- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
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- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
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- **2021-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-009-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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- **2021-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-044-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
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- **2021-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2021-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Education; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
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- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
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- **2021-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 042-015-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2021-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
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- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
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- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0055 `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/d852b07e-c888-420b-ae75-4be5c4ca1d22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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