---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-OFFICE OF SCH SAFETY"
description: "Amends the School Code to create the Office of School Safety within the State Board of Education. Provides for the Office's duties. Requires the Office to create a grant program for expenditures related to improving school safety. Provides that grant funds must be used for school security improvements, including training and safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment (including metal detectors and x-ray machines), and facilities. Specifies the grant application requirements. Effective January 1, 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1658"
citation: "Illinois SB 1658 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6aee266-fc84-4c28-ab91-ae5cdf5c62c6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1658&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118829&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "3bf62be216abb3b92427b12a76497ddda03ad9ebe78e5f0a748127195bfca3dc"
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 1658 (101st) — SCH CD-OFFICE OF SCH SAFETY

Amends the School Code to create the Office of School Safety within the State Board of Education. Provides for the Office's duties. Requires the Office to create a grant program for expenditures related to improving school safety. Provides that grant funds must be used for school security improvements, including training and safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment (including metal detectors and x-ray machines), and facilities. Specifies the grant application requirements. Effective January 1, 2020.

## 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=10100SB1658&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118829&DocNum=1658&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1658eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118829&DocNum=1658&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1658enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118829&DocNum=1658&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Yehiel M. Kalish — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2019
- **2019-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 016-000-000
- **2019-04-12** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2019-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0413 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6aee266-fc84-4c28-ab91-ae5cdf5c62c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).