republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-24.md

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Bill	SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-SEXTING	Amends the School Code. Provides that sex education course material and instruction in grades 6 through 12 must include an age-appropriate discussion on sexting; defines "sexting". Provides that the discussion on sexting must include an exploration of: (i) the possible consequences of sexting, (ii) the identification of situations in which bullying or harassment result from sexting, (iii) the possible long-term consequences of sexting, (iv) the importance of using the Internet safely, (v) the identification of individuals in the school or community that may be contacted for assistance with issues, concerns, or problems, and (vi) the development of strategies for resisting peer pressure and for communicating in a positive manner. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 24	Illinois HB 24 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Maurice A. West, II Steve Stadelman	4	47	2	2021-01-13	2021-08-20	openstates	ocd-bill/b41be427-f2f3-4ef8-b7dc-7e3391c159fb	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=24&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127835&SessionID=110&GA=102	04cccb02c771f5d522f6de2eec17d688498cc19b6e605acdaa7c5d8819770f34	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 24 (102nd) — SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-SEXTING

Amends the School Code. Provides that sex education course material and instruction in grades 6 through 12 must include an age-appropriate discussion on sexting; defines "sexting". Provides that the discussion on sexting must include an exploration of: (i) the possible consequences of sexting, (ii) the identification of situations in which bullying or harassment result from sexting, (iii) the possible long-term consequences of sexting, (iv) the importance of using the Internet safely, (v) the identification of individuals in the school or community that may be contacted for assistance with issues, concerns, or problems, and (vi) the development of strategies for resisting peer pressure and for communicating in a positive manner. Effective immediately.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 42–12 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
• Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-01-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II filing
• 2021-01-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-23 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2021-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2021-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2021-03-03 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
• 2021-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II amendment-introduction
• 2021-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
• 2021-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-03-23 Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-03-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2021-04-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2021-04-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2021-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2021-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2021-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
• 2021-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
• 2021-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
• 2021-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2021-04-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2021-05-05 Do Pass Education; 010-005-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
• 2021-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
• 2021-05-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-20 Effective Date August 20, 2021
• 2021-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0412 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b41be427-f2f3-4ef8-b7dc-7e3391c159fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).