Illinois · Senate Bill 1493 · 104th General Assembly

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SB 1493 Sponsored by Meg Loughran Cappel In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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 Boards Article of the School Code. Requires each member of a board of education, on the date of his or her election to the board, to be the age of 22 (rather than 18) years or over.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.