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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 31, 2026
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Became Law
Illinois Senate Bill
EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE
Last Action See all actions
House • May 31, 2026: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Regular Session House Calendar on 05/31/2026
Position: 65
Summary
Comments on SB 3070
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Karina VillaSenate cosponsor
- Chris BalkemaSenate cosponsor
- David KoehlerSenate cosponsor
- Seth LewisSenate cosponsor
- Darby A. HillsSenate cosponsor
- Paul FaraciSenate cosponsor
- Suzy Glowiak HiltonSenate cosponsor
- Andrew S. ChesneySenate cosponsor
- Christopher BeltSenate cosponsor
- Kimberly A. LightfordSenate cosponsor
- Jason PlummerSenate cosponsor
- William "Will" DavisHouse cosponsor
- Sharon ChungHouse cosponsor
- Amy ElikHouse cosponsor
- Dave VellaHouse cosponsor
- Gregg JohnsonHouse cosponsor
- Jason R. BuntingHouse cosponsor
- Dan SwansonHouse cosponsor
- Charles MeierHouse cosponsor
- Regan DeeringHouse cosponsor
- Wayne A. RosenthalHouse cosponsor
- Rick RyanHouse cosponsor
- Rita MayfieldHouse cosponsor
- Fred CrespoHouse cosponsor
- Suzanne M. NessHouse cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-MartinHouse cosponsor
- Anthony DeLucaHouse cosponsor
- Natalie A. ManleyHouse cosponsor
- Patrick WindhorstHouse cosponsor
- Dave SeverinHouse cosponsor
- David FriessHouse cosponsor
- Patrick SheehanHouse cosponsor
- William E HauterHouse cosponsor
- Adam M. NiemergHouse cosponsor
- Tony M. McCombieHouse cosponsor
- Dan UgasteHouse cosponsor
- Brandun SchweizerHouse cosponsor
- Chris MillerHouse cosponsor
- Steven ReickHouse cosponsor
- Kevin SchmidtHouse cosponsor
- Martin McLaughlinHouse cosponsor
- Travis WeaverHouse cosponsor
- Bradley FrittsHouse cosponsor
- Blaine WilhourHouse cosponsor
- Jackie HaasHouse cosponsor
- Tom WeberHouse cosponsor
- Kyle MooreHouse cosponsor
- John M. CabelloHouse cosponsor
- Norine K. HammondHouse cosponsor
- Michael J. Coffey, Jr.House cosponsor
- Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerHouse cosponsor
- Ryan SpainHouse cosponsor
- Jay HoffmanHouse cosponsor
- Brad StephensHouse cosponsor
- Stephanie A. KifowitHouse cosponsor
Votes
YES: 58
- Simmons
- Joyce
- Faraci
- Anderson
- Sims
- Koehler
- Feigenholtz
- Aquino
- Stadelman
- Lewis
- Fine
- Arellano, L.
- Syverson
- Lightford
- Fowler
- Balkema
- Tracy
- Loughran Cappel
- Glowiak Hilton
- Belt
- Turner, D.
- Martwick
- Guzmán
- Bryant
- Turner, S.
- McClure
- Halpin
- Castro
- Ventura
- Harris, N.
- Cervantes
- Villa
- Murphy
- Harriss, E.
- Chesney
- Villanueva
- Peters
- Hastings
- Collins
- Villivalam
- Plummer
- Hills
- Cunningham
- Walker
- Porfirio
- Holmes
- Curran
- Wilcox
- Preston
- Hunter
- DeWitte
- Harmon
- Rezin
- Johnson
- Edly-Allen
- Rose
- Jones, E.
- Ellman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 107
- Ness
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Andrade
- Niemerg
- Guzzardi
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Haas
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Halbrook
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hammond
- Briel
- Reick
- Hanson
- Buckner
- Harper
- Bunting
- Rosenthal
- Hauter
- Cabello
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Canty
- Sanalitro
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Cassidy
- Scherer
- Hernandez, Norma
- Chung
- Schmidt
- Hirschauer
- Cochran
- Schweizer
- Hoffman
- Coffey
- Severin
- Huynh
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Jacobs
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Jiménez
- Croke
- Smith
- Johnson
- Davidsmeyer
- Sosnowski
- Jones
- Davis, Jed
- Spain
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava
- Keicher
- William "Will" Davis
- Stephens
- Kelly
- Deering
- Kifowit
- Swanson
- La Ha
- Delgado
- Syed
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Tarver
- Tipsword
- Mah
- Didech
- Ugaste
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Elik
- Walsh
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Weaver
- McCombie
- Weber
- McLaughlin
- Ford
- West
- Meier
- Friess
- Wilhour
- Meyers-Martin
- Fritts
- Williams, Ann
- Miller
- Gabel
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moeller
- Gill
- Windhorst
- Moore
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morgan
- González
- Welch
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- May 31, 2026 | Senate
- Passed Both Houses
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-004
- May 30, 2026 | House
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
- Assigned to Education Policy Committee
- Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
- Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Education Policy Committee; Rep. Katie Stuart
- Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-038-001
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-001-000
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Arrived in House
- Chief House Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
- Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- May 22, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026
- Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Waive Posting Notice
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karina Villa
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2026
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Assigned to Education
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
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