Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

SB 2977: BD HIGHER ED-SCH COUNSELOR

In committee 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

SB 2977 is a bill introduced in the Illinois Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: BD HIGHER ED-SCH COUNSELOR. Primary sponsor: Mike Halpin (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments.

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 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike HalpinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Christopher BeltCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate57
Meg Loughran CappelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Javier CervantesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Paul FaraciCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate52
Graciela GuzmánCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Adriane L. JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rachel VenturaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43

“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. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
  6. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  8. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  9. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  10. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  12. Assigned to Appropriations- Education

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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