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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, by no later than the beginning of a student's third year of high school or by the student's 16th birthday, whichever occurs first, the transition planning process must include a consideration of whether the student is a candidate for graduation. Requires this process to involve discussions with the student's individualized education program team, including the parent and the student. Provides that the discussions must address the implications of graduating with a regular diploma, particularly how it affects the student's right to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2537"
citation: "Illinois HB 2537 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Nicole La Ha"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a42afe9a-534b-4d8e-a593-277f9d387554"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2537&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160381&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "b9553d1548f386b24d8eb411a3e39a65c5a5b080fb1ae298bcc4310820bc2ceb"
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 2537 (104th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, by no later than the beginning of a student's third year of high school or by the student's 16th birthday, whichever occurs first, the transition planning process must include a consideration of whether the student is a candidate for graduation. Requires this process to involve discussions with the student's individualized education program team, including the parent and the student. Provides that the discussions must address the implications of graduating with a regular diploma, particularly how it affects the student's right to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). 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/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2537.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2537eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2537ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2537enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1070** (pass) · lower
- Education — **140** (pass) · upper
- Education Policy — **130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
- Nicole La Ha — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Amy L. Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Education Policy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
- **2025-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2025-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2025-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2025-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicole La Ha
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
- **2025-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2025-04-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2025-04-07** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2025-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- **2025-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2025-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0232 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a42afe9a-534b-4d8e-a593-277f9d387554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).