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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 2997: SCH CD-ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2997 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: SCH CD-ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY. Primary sponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), Mike Porfirio (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Abdelnasser RashidPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Mike PorfirioPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Diane Blair-SherlockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Mike CrawfordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Bill CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Lisa DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Laura Faver DiasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Marcus EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Graciela GuzmánCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Sonya HarperCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Norma HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Maura HirschauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Lilian JiménezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Adriane L. JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Thaddeus JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Theresa MahCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Willie PrestonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Bob RitaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Justin SlaughterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Anne StavaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Nabeela SyedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse51
Karina VillaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Ram VillivalamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Chris WelchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Maurice WestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  2. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  3. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  6. Assigned to Education
  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  8. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  9. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
  11. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  12. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source