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Bill SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE Amends the School Code. With respect to prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, agricultural education, agricultural business, or any other course that relates to agriculture satisfies the vocational education requirement. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th SB 1605 Illinois SB 1605 (104th)
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Illinois SB 1605 (104th) — SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE

Amends the School Code. With respect to prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, agricultural education, agricultural business, or any other course that relates to agriculture satisfies the vocational education requirement. 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. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Education Policy — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Education — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Education, Amendment 2 — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Education Policy, Amendment 2 — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1090 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Doris Turner — primary (person)
  • Mary Gill — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
  • Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
  • Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
  • Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
  • Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
  • Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
  • Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
  • Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
  • Wayne A. Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner filing
  • 2025-02-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-02-11 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2025-02-19 Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
  • 2025-02-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-03-05 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025
  • 2025-04-03 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  • 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  • 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2025-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
  • 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-09 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2025-04-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  • 2025-04-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-10 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-04-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2025-04-17 Assigned to Education Policy Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-04-21 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Gill
  • 2025-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  • 2025-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2025-05-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
  • 2025-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  • 2025-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  • 2025-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
  • 2025-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  • 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-05-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill amendment-introduction
  • 2025-05-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-05-16 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill amendment-introduction
  • 2025-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
  • 2025-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
  • 2025-05-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  • 2025-05-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  • 2025-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled amendment-failure
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  • 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  • 2025-05-26 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
  • 2025-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 27, 2025
  • 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner filing
  • 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
  • 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
  • 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Concurs
  • 2025-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-27 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 . . . . . . . . . 104-0387 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d33b175-7de4-4468-a4db-cbc8356b5efa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).