Senate Education Committee
159 recorded votes on 115 bills, 22 of them divided · February 4, 2025 to May 28, 2026
A committee vote is not a vote of the full Senate. Bills that die in committee usually die without a vote, so this is what the committee acted on, not everything it was sent.
On the most recent roll call
The 15 members recorded voting on May 28, 2026.Prairie Record has no committee membership list — this is who voted that day, which is not the same thing.
- Adriane Johnson Yea
- Chapin Rose Nay
- Chris Balkema Yea
- Christopher Belt Yea
- Craig Wilcox Yea
- Dale Fowler Yea
- Don DeWitte Yea
- Doris Turner Yea
- Karina Villa Yea
- Kimberly Lightford Not Voting
- Mary Edly-Allen Yea
- Meg Loughran Cappel Yea
- Mike Porfirio Yea
- Ram Villivalam Yea
- Willie Preston Yea
Votes (159)
- HB4535Passed · 13–1
SCH CD-E-LEARNING DAY-ELECTION
Do Pass · May 28, 2026
- SB2427Passed · 14–0
SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE
Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt: House Floor Amendment No. 4 · May 28, 2026
- SB2427Passed · 14–0
SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE
Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt: House Committee Amendment No. 1 · May 28, 2026
- HB3275Passed · 13–0
SCH-CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Do Pass as Amended · May 26, 2026
- SB3533Passed · 13–0
SCHCD-TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDNT
Do Pass as Amended · May 26, 2026
- SR752Passed · 12–1
SCHOOL START TIMES
Be Adopted · May 26, 2026
- HB4795Passed · 14–0
SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 · May 26, 2026
- SB3907Passed · 12–1
CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 · May 26, 2026
- HB4534Passed · 13–0
DCFS-ABUSED CHILD-GROOMING
Do Pass as Amended · May 26, 2026
- HB5321Passed · 13–0
SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 · May 19, 2026
- HB4577Passed · 12–1
KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 · May 19, 2026
- SB3070Passed · 13–0
EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE
Do Pass as Amended · May 19, 2026
- SB3907Passed · 14–0
CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 · May 19, 2026
- HB5551Passed · 12–0
SCH CD-VARIOUS FUNDING
Recommend Do Adopt: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 · May 19, 2026
- HB5551Passed · 14–0
SCH CD-VARIOUS FUNDING
Do Pass · May 12, 2026
- HB5107Passed · 14–0
SCH SAFETY-PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Do Pass as Amended · May 12, 2026
- HB5321Passed · 14–0
SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- SJR50Passed · 12–0
SCH. DISTS.-ARABIC FL OPTION
Be Adopted · May 5, 2026
- HB1783Passed · 14–0
ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB4788Passed · 11–3Divided
SCH CD-CPR-FEMALE MANIKINS
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB4862Passed · 10–4Divided
SCH CD-STAFF MENTAL HEALTH
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB4795Passed · 14–0
SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB3250Passed · 14–0
SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB4577Passed · 10–4Divided
KINDERGARTEN-PLAY-BASED LEARN
Do Pass · May 5, 2026
- HB5552Passed · 14–0
EDUCATION-VARIOUS
Do Pass as Amended · May 5, 2026