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SB 2428 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

HUNGER-FREE STUDENTS

Summary
Creates the Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that every school in this State shall provide a federally reimbursable lunch to a student of that school who requests the lunch, regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay for the lunch or owes money for earlier lunches. Provides that if a student owes money for 5 or more lunches, a school shall reach out to the parent or guardian of the student to attempt collection of the owed money and to request that the parent or guardian enroll the student in a free or reduced-price lunch program. Provides that a school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a lunch or who owes money for lunches. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced May 2, 2018 Signed Aug 26, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2018 · House May 23, 2018

How they voted

38–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
May 30, 2018
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
7 Yea 9 Nay 4
45% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
64
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
10
Aug 26, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 045-010-000
upper
May 29, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
upper
May 24, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 23, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 23, 2018
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2018
upper
May 23, 2018
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 23, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-37-7)
house
May 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 18, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
lower
May 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 011-005-000
lower
May 8, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
May 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 2, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-002-001
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 6, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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