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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-ABSENCE FOR CIVIC EVENT"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that any child from a public school, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board at least one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student for a child that is absent from school to engage in a civic event. A school board may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 5488"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5488 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mattie Hunter", "Sonya M. Harper"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2022-01-28"
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last_action: "2022-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c3a65b8-aeb7-4044-80c7-b926eda3b6f4"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5488&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=140013&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "c581a4b2732a9f50bd69ee96f019a1a9e5260632f7c951463e05085440a49a32"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5488 (102nd) — SCH CD-ABSENCE FOR CIVIC EVENT
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Amends the School Code. Provides that any child from a public school, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board at least one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student for a child that is absent from school to engage in a civic event. A school board may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5488enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **42–12** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **62–38** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **68–43** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
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- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
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- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
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- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
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- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
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- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
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- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `filing`
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- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
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- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
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- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
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- **2022-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
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- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
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- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
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- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-038-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2022-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
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- **2022-04-04** Waive Posting Notice
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- **2022-04-04** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 5, 2022
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- **2022-04-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2022
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- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
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- **2022-04-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2022-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
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- **2022-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2022-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2022-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
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- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 068-043-000
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- **2022-04-08** House Concurs
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- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
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- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
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- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0981 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c3a65b8-aeb7-4044-80c7-b926eda3b6f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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