republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-3281.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-NATURALIZATION TEST"
description: "Amends the School Code to require a high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. Provides that the course of instruction shall include content from the components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3281"
citation: "Illinois HB 3281 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron M. Ortiz", "Celina Villanueva"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07a27543-f85a-4173-98ea-1dcf0b9193b5"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3281&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132215&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "48d34663a0ed31827f03ed53757f52ae7d5c76cf5274bbe1e9a1f1bb377c11e6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3281 (102nd) — SCH CD-NATURALIZATION TEST

Amends the School Code to require a high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. Provides that the course of instruction shall include content from the components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3281.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3281eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3281ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3281enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron M. Ortiz — primary (person)
- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** 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 . . . . . . . . . 102-0472 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07a27543-f85a-4173-98ea-1dcf0b9193b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).