Chicago City Wire

The following actions were taken on May 8 in the House on House bill HB2691 ("retention of il students act"): "Passed Both Houses", "Third Reading - Passed", "Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter" and "Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) on Feb. 14, "creates the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act" and "provides for legislative findings and a definition," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Omar Aquino (D-2), Christopher Belt (D-57), Cristina Castro (D-22), Laura Fine (D-9), Don Harmon (D-39), Mattie Hunter (D-3), Emil Jones, III (D-14), Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4), Iris Y. Martinez (D-20), Julie A. Morrison (D-29), Antonio Muñoz (D-1), Robert Peters (D-13), Heather A. Steans (D-7) and Ram Villivalam (D-8).

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Carol Ammons (D-103), Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40), Luis Arroyo (D-3), Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), Deb Conroy (D-46), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), Daniel Didech (D-59), Sara Feigenholtz (D-12), Robyn Gabel (D-18), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-92), Will Guzzardi (D-39), Gregory Harris (D-13), Barbara Hernandez (D-83), Theresa Mah (D-2), Joyce Mason (D-61), Rita Mayfield (D-60), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Anna Moeller (D-43), Bob Morgan (D-58), Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Anne Stava-Murray (D-81), Karina Villa (D-49), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Mark L. Walker (D-53), Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7), Maurice A. West, II (D-67), Ann M. Williams (D-11) and Kathleen Willis (D-77).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 8.