---
type: "Bill"
title: "SUB TEACHER-120 DAYS TOTAL"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a substitute teacher may teach up to 120 (instead of 90) school days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same school year. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3893"
citation: "Illinois SB 3893 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anthony DeLuca", "Patrick J. Joyce"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 66
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18c74265-2f50-4903-8ccc-2e5a6a41a9ef"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3893&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138978&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "7116bb262c2c146a640218f9d74177c23643e1183eec21aa6b01a21f0e5c87b8"
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 3893 (102nd) — SUB TEACHER-120 DAYS TOTAL

Amends the School Code. Provides that a substitute teacher may teach up to 120 (instead of 90) school days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same school year. Effective immediately.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB3893.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3893eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3893sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3893enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2022-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2022-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
- **2022-02-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 16, 2022
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2022-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2022-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2022-02-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2022-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2022-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2022-02-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2022-02-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2022-03-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2022-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2022-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2022-03-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2022-03-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2022-03-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-03-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2022-03-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2022-03-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra Hamilton
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2022-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-29** Effective Date April 29, 2022
- **2022-04-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0717 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18c74265-2f50-4903-8ccc-2e5a6a41a9ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).