---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 463"
citation: "Illinois SB 463 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maura Hirschauer", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/811c0f60-bc2b-4599-9929-876596a3f85a"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=463&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=144211&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "51d21f8fdae081b4b4e9155664c3f5e0eb58df7f6ad6a3d2023ae89c493d5a6f"
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 463 (103rd) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Educational Opportunity for Military Children 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://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463sam001.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463sam002.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0463enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Education, Amendment 1 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · lower
- Education, Amendment 2 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 2 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **59–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maura Hirschauer — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2023-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-31** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2024
- **2024-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2024-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2024-04-12** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2024-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
- **2024-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 21, 2024
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `filing`
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
- **2024-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2024-05-24** Senate Concurs
- **2024-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date July 1, 2024
- **2024-07-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0617 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/811c0f60-bc2b-4599-9929-876596a3f85a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).