---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-MANDATE WAIVER NOTICE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that certain notices concerning requests for mandate waivers may be made electronically."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 650"
citation: "Illinois SB 650 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74664def-3dfb-43c3-bac0-6f26145bffae"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=650&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100891&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "32ff2cf5de8c8c1b14f4d95a772a54675239c3fbd7739634e3ecf06fef10e8b5"
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 650 (100th) — SCH CD-MANDATE WAIVER NOTICE

Amends the School Code. Provides that certain notices concerning requests for mandate waivers may be made electronically.

## 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=10000SB0650&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100891&DocNum=650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0650eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100891&DocNum=650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0650enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100891&DocNum=650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Connelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `filing`
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-03-17** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Re-assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-05** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Re-assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2018-02-07** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 13, 2018
- **2018-04-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0782 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74664def-3dfb-43c3-bac0-6f26145bffae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).