---
type: "Bill"
title: "WAIVE SUB TEACHER LICENSE FEE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that the application fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3915"
citation: "Illinois SB 3915 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Stava-Murray", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64d591ae-ec15-44c6-a90a-4bc9b637e48d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3915&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=139008&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "61f9524eb10bbc2025b0dd953efb7e9fa13718bfa8829352ebc0f95fcec15c78"
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 3915 (102nd) — WAIVE SUB TEACHER LICENSE FEE

Amends the School Code. Provides that the application fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. 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/10200SB3915.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3915eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3915enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anne Stava-Murray — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — 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. Meg Loughran Cappel `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `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 Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2022-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **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. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2022-02-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **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 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`
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-14** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **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
- **2022-03-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2022-04-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0867 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64d591ae-ec15-44c6-a90a-4bc9b637e48d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).