---
type: "Bill"
title: "FREEDOM SCHOOLS/ADVANCED PLACE"
description: "Amends the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 820"
citation: "Illinois SB 820 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Kimberly A. Lightford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c99d12f-035a-4bd4-8d39-116e4cd0075f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=820&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133447&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "74103416807fa8421a480b26076d94a7fd8264a2539039ae3991090f6fe05729"
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 820 (102nd) — FREEDOM SCHOOLS/ADVANCED PLACE

Amends the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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/10200SB0820.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0820eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0820ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0820sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0820sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0820enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **72–43** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2021-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-009-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-043-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0209 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c99d12f-035a-4bd4-8d39-116e4cd0075f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).