HB 2369 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

SCH CD-BREASTFEEDING

Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires a public school, including a charter school, to provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed an infant child, or address other needs related to breastfeeding. Sets forth what reasonable accommodations include. Provides that (i) a lactating pupil on a school campus must be provided a reasonable amount of time to accommodate her need to express breast milk or breastfeed an infant child, (ii) a public school shall provide the reasonable accommodations only if there is at least one lactating pupil on the school campus, (iii) a public school may use an existing facility to meet the requirements, and (iv) a pupil may not incur an academic penalty as a result of her use, during the school day, of the reasonable accommodations and must be provided the opportunity to make up any work missed due to such use. Sets forth a complaint procedure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 25, 2017 Signed Aug 4, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2017 · House Apr 24, 2017

How they voted

430
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
May 12, 2017
D Democratic28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 4, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-8-6)
house
Mar 29, 2017
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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