---
type: "Bill"
title: "STUDENT ONLINE PROTECTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1796"
citation: "Illinois SB 1796 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f7d80f3-5256-49e4-b705-7ee9fe625d11"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1796&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104813&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "589f2d3811bf67c4c1b1884a3f13162c8ad9135efaa3eefbf8e6ba0a267d8e7e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 1796 (100th) — STUDENT ONLINE PROTECTION

Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1796&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104813&DocNum=1796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1796eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104813&DocNum=1796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1796enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104813&DocNum=1796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-04-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2017-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2017-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2017-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-015-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2017
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0315 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f7d80f3-5256-49e4-b705-7ee9fe625d11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).