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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BRING PARENT TO SCH DAY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires all school boards to designate the first Monday in October of each year \"Bring Your Parents to School Day\" to promote parental involvement and student success. Provides that on this day, a school board shall permit the parents or guardians of students to attend class with their children and meet with teachers and administrators during the school day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 129"
citation: "Illinois HB 129 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 84
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-10"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/365f0fc2-e31e-4986-9645-9351c787cba7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=129&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68529&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e73213f4c090de90a1ac205c631eb4fc3fade29971365ba29afb8b5d74ac7678"
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 129 (98th) — SCH CD-BRING PARENT TO SCH DAY
Amends the School Code. Requires all school boards to designate the first Monday in October of each year "Bring Your Parents to School Day" to promote parental involvement and student success. Provides that on this day, a school board shall permit the parents or guardians of students to attend class with their children and meet with teachers and administrators during the school day.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0129&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68529&DocNum=129&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0129eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68529&DocNum=129&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0129enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68529&DocNum=129&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9816** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
- **2013-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-01-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-01-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-01-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-02-05** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-02-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-02-06** Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2013-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2013-02-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-02-19** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2013-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2013-02-20** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
- **2013-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2013-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2013-02-21** Motion Move to Previous Question Rep. Edward Sullivan
- **2013-02-21** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 098-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-02-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Education
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2013-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0304 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/365f0fc2-e31e-4986-9645-9351c787cba7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).