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Bill	SCH CD-ABSENCE-MENTAL HEALTH	Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 576	Illinois HB 576 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Lindsey LaPointe Robert F. Martwick	4	63	3	2021-02-03	2021-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/01e7add0-216d-4f69-975c-e1a81e17421c	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=576&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128655&SessionID=110&GA=102	372f17a8b378f54fdb0124ba8a9fcfad886743cbb8a19c06ef4d0124f646c0b4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 576 (102nd) — SCH CD-ABSENCE-MENTAL HEALTH

Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student.

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

Votes

• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 118–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
• Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe filing
• 2021-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2021-03-02 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2021-03-10 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2021-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
• 2021-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2021-03-15 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2021-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2021-04-13 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-13 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
• 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
• 2021-04-16 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
• 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. Robert F. Martwick
• 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; 014-000-000 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
• 2021-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2021-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-05-27 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martwick amendment-passage
• 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2021-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2021-05-28 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2021-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2021-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2021-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2021-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
• 2021-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
• 2021-05-31 House Concurs
• 2021-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-05-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2021-05-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2021-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-06 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0266 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/01e7add0-216d-4f69-975c-e1a81e17421c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).