---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SUBSTITUTE TEACHING"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to issue a substitute teaching license to those individuals enrolled in a regionally accredited institution of higher education who have earned at least 60 credits and are enrolled in an Illinois-approved educator preparation program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4798"
citation: "Illinois HB 4798 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Stava-Murray", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c79d2374-eb8b-406c-9e90-3226028e0429"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4798&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139254&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b4095b78c6f7f8b5614a9aef1db57e46f7a11e77a62ed4564feb0670f4efcde4"
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 HB 4798 (102nd) — SCH CD-SUBSTITUTE TEACHING

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to issue a substitute teaching license to those individuals enrolled in a regionally accredited institution of higher education who have earned at least 60 credits and are enrolled in an Illinois-approved educator preparation program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4798.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4798eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4798ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4798enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anne Stava-Murray — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- David Friess — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2022-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2022-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2022-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-04-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-04-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0711 `became-law`
- **2022-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2022-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c79d2374-eb8b-406c-9e90-3226028e0429`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).