Senate Education Hearing Details - 104th General Assembly

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Hearing Details

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-1(f), this hearing may include remote participation by witnesses. Individuals wishing to testify remotely must submit a request under the remote hearing process outlined on the General Assembly website. Witnesses who have been approved to provide remote testimony will participate via Zoom.
Chair: Meg Loughran Cappel
Vice-Chair: Kimberly A. Lightford
Minority Spokesperson: Dale Fowler
Date: 4/28/2026 2:00 PM
Location: 212 Capitol Springfield, IL
Posting Date: 4/22/2026 3:44 PM
Subject Matter:
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Secretary of the Senate: Tim Anderson
Additional Hearings Scheduled: There are no additional hearings at this time.

Hearing Details

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-1(f), this hearing may include remote participation by witnesses. Individuals wishing to testify remotely must submit a request under the remote hearing process outlined on the General Assembly website. Witnesses who have been approved to provide remote testimony will participate via Zoom.
Chair: Meg Loughran Cappel
Vice-Chair: Kimberly A. Lightford
Minority Spokesperson: Dale Fowler
Date: 4/28/2026 2:00 PM
Location: 212 Capitol Springfield, IL
Posting Date: 4/22/2026 3:44 PM
Subject Matter:
Secretary of the Senate: Tim Anderson
Additional Hearings Scheduled:
There are no additional hearings at this time.

Bills Assigned To Hearing

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Bill # Sponsor ABR - Short Description Last Action Witness Slips
HB3743 Suzy Glowiak Hilton
SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY Re-assigned to Education
HB3860 Li Arellano, Jr.
SCH CD-DEACTIVATE SCH-CONTRACT Assigned to Education
HB4137 Karina Villa
EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION Assigned to Education
HB4239 Ram Villivalam
SCH CD-HIGH SCH COURSE CREDIT Assigned to Education
HB4375 Christopher Belt
SCH CD-INTERFUND TRANSFERS Assigned to Education
HB4536 Sara Feigenholtz
SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA Assigned to Education
HB4577 Mary Edly-Allen
SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING Assigned to Education
HB4859 Ram Villivalam
SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING Assigned to Education
HB5552 David Koehler
EDUCATION-VARIOUS Assigned to Education

Bills Assigned To Hearing

Bill #:HB3743
Sponsor:Suzy Glowiak Hilton
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
Last Action:Re-assigned to Education
Bill #:HB3860
Sponsor:Li Arellano, Jr.
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-DEACTIVATE SCH-CONTRACT
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4137
Sponsor:Karina Villa
ABR - Short Description:EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4239
Sponsor:Ram Villivalam
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-HIGH SCH COURSE CREDIT
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4375
Sponsor:Christopher Belt
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-INTERFUND TRANSFERS
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4536
Sponsor:Sara Feigenholtz
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4577
Sponsor:Mary Edly-Allen
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB4859
Sponsor:Ram Villivalam
ABR - Short Description:SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING
Last Action:Assigned to Education
Bill #:HB5552
Sponsor:David Koehler
ABR - Short Description:EDUCATION-VARIOUS
Last Action:Assigned to Education