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HR0613Introduced in the House

READ WITH YOUR CHILD WEEK

Passed

Introduced by Daniel Swanson, District 71

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Declares the week of May 3 through May 9, 2026 as Read with Your Child Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages all Illinois schools to promote Read with Your Child Week with appropriate activities.

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal

May 7, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Education Policy Committee · February 18, 2026

11

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

13 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Janet Yang Rohr41Yes
Fred Crespo44Not Voting
Diane Blair-Sherlock46Yes
Maura Hirschauer49Yes
Michelle Mussman56Yes
Joyce Mason61Yes
Laura Faver Dias62Not Voting
Daniel Swanson71Yes
Gregg Johnson72Yes
Adam Niemerg102Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson

  2. Referred to Rules Committee

  3. Assigned to Education Policy Committee

  4. Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 011-000-000

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier

  15. Resolution Adopted

  16. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal

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