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HB 2177 Illinois House · 101st Regular Session

SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA

Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 27, 2019 Signed Jul 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2019 · House Mar 27, 2019

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 21, 2019
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
57
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 30 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.