Illinois · House Bill 4099 · 104th General Assembly

EDUCATION CHOICE FOR CHILDREN

HB 4099 Sponsored by Tony M. McCombie In committee

  1. Introduced Aug 18, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 15, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the School Code. Provides that the General Assembly voluntarily elects the State to: (1) participate in the federal tax credit established under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act for individuals who make qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations; and (2) identify scholarship granting organizations located in this State. Authorizes and empowers the State Board of Education to certify…

Read the full title (181 words)

Amends the School Code. Provides that the General Assembly voluntarily elects the State to: (1) participate in the federal tax credit established under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act for individuals who make qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations; and (2) identify scholarship granting organizations located in this State. Authorizes and empowers the State Board of Education to certify and submit a list of qualifying scholarship granting organizations to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in accordance with the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its associated regulations. Provides that by January 1, 2027 and by every January 1 thereafter, the State Board shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and publish on the State Board's Internet website a list of scholarship granting organizations that meet the requirements of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and are located in this State. Allows the State Board to establish rules governing the process and documentation necessary for an entity to qualify to be included as a scholarship granting organization on the list.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  5. HouseFirst Reading
  6. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Republicans.

All 8 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.