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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SETTLEMENT"
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description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. With respect to impartial due process hearings, provides that no mediation agreement, resolution agreement, or settlement agreement may include, as a condition of settlement, that a parent, a student (if at least 18 years of age or emancipated), or the designated representative of a student who is at least 18 years of age prospectively waive a free, appropriate public education or prospectively waive the right to assert claims for the nonimplementation of a free, appropriate public education. Provides that any mediation agreement, resolution agreement, or settlement agreement containing such prospective waivers is unenforceable in an administrative proceeding or in a State or federal court. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 2337"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2337 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Laura Faver Dias"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a995dcad-4bfa-4635-b471-069cd67be571"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2337&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=159993&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "7f194bb0006541935dc698bc782d015b4f7bfa82dfa346b74f8c4e52530566b6"
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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 2337 (104th) — SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SETTLEMENT
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Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. With respect to impartial due process hearings, provides that no mediation agreement, resolution agreement, or settlement agreement may include, as a condition of settlement, that a parent, a student (if at least 18 years of age or emancipated), or the designated representative of a student who is at least 18 years of age prospectively waive a free, appropriate public education or prospectively waive the right to assert claims for the nonimplementation of a free, appropriate public education. Provides that any mediation agreement, resolution agreement, or settlement agreement containing such prospective waivers is unenforceable in an administrative proceeding or in a State or federal court. Effective immediately.
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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/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2337.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2337eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2337ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2337ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2337enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Education Policy, Amendment 2 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Education Policy — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David Koehler — primary (person)
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- Laura Faver Dias — primary (person)
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- Amy Briel — cosponsor (person)
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- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
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- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Du Buclet — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
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- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
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- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias `filing`
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- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
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- **2025-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2025-02-25** Assigned to Education Policy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2025-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
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- **2025-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
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- **2025-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
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- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
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- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0211 `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/a995dcad-4bfa-4635-b471-069cd67be571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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