---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHYSICIAN-GRANTS-UNDERSERVED"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 447"
citation: "Illinois SB 447 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4370a53-b81a-4439-9bff-5ec29a0919d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=447&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116384&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "46af1f46c8f9f685148d3b360e21475e8995214a6e4160d3e2214ece889dbf4e"
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 447 (101st) — PHYSICIAN-GRANTS-UNDERSERVED

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education.

## 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=10100SB0447&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116384&DocNum=447&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0447eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116384&DocNum=447&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0447enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116384&DocNum=447&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andy Manar — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — primary (person)
- Sue Scherer — primary (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2019-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Higher Education
- **2019-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
- **2019-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crowe `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2019-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2019-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2019-05-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2019
- **2019-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0118 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4370a53-b81a-4439-9bff-5ec29a0919d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).