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Bill SCH CD-FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning kindergartens, provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school board must establish a kindergarten with full-day attendance (instead of allowing a school board to establish a kindergarten with half-day attendance or with full-day attendance); makes related changes. Repeals another provision concerning kindergartens on July 1, 2023. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 2396 Illinois HB 2396 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 2396 (103rd) — SCH CD-FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN

Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning kindergartens, provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school board must establish a kindergarten with full-day attendance (instead of allowing a school board to establish a kindergarten with half-day attendance or with full-day attendance); makes related changes. Repeals another provision concerning kindergartens on July 1, 2023. 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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senate Amendment 004 (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 8524 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 4 — 8524 (pass) · lower
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood — 102 (pass) · lower
  • Education — 140 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 521 (pass) · lower
  • Education, Amendment 3 — 130 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 8524 (pass) · lower
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood — 141 (pass) · lower
  • Education, Amendment 4 — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 3 — 102 (pass) · lower
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 4 — 93 (pass) · lower
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 1 — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Education — 140 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 8723 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
  • Mary Beth Canty — primary (person)
  • Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
  • Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
  • Brad Stephens — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
  • Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
  • Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
  • Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
  • Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
  • Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
  • Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
  • Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
  • Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
  • Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
  • Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
  • Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
  • Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
  • Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
  • Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
  • Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
  • Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
  • William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)
  • Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty filing
  • 2023-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  • 2023-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2023-02-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2023-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  • 2023-02-16 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  • 2023-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  • 2023-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-02-16 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2023-02-21 Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2023-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  • 2023-02-23 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  • 2023-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2023-03-02 Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-001-000
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
  • 2023-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-02 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
  • 2023-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2023-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  • 2023-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  • 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  • 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  • 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  • 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  • 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2023-03-22 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2023-03-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-023-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  • 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2023-03-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-27 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2023-04-12 Assigned to Appropriations- Education referral-committee
  • 2023-04-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2023-04-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2023-04-18 Re-referred to Assignments
  • 2023-04-18 Re-assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2023-04-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2023-04-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-04-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2023-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-04-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2023-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2023-04-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2023-04-26 Postponed - Education
  • 2023-04-28 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
  • 2023-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2023-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Education amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2023-05-03 Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000
  • 2023-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2023-05-04 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
  • 2023-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2023-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
  • 2023-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2023-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  • 2023-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2023-05-11 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
  • 2023-05-12 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
  • 2023-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
  • 2023-05-17 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Lightford amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Lightford amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2023-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2023-05-17 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4
  • 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-002-000
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-002-000
  • 2023-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 009-003-000
  • 2023-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 085-024-000
  • 2023-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 085-024-000
  • 2023-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 085-024-000
  • 2023-05-19 House Concurs
  • 2023-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-05-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  • 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-08-02 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-08-02 Effective Date August 2, 2023
  • 2023-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0410 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70380a50-000c-429b-a618-18c932ab7016. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).