---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2155"
citation: "Illinois HB 2155 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Elik", "Erica Harriss"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21395199-fac4-4f4d-8577-ca55dc49d68b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2155&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=159803&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "972df3a0d359c4b380d9750b0632b2f15c9cc107f9910bc3755f0ca0b5a1550a"
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 2155 (104th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Speech Rights of Student Journalists 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/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2155.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2155eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2155ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2155enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Elik — primary (person)
- Erica Harriss — primary (person)
- Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie `filing`
- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Amy Elik
- **2025-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2025-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
- **2025-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2025-05-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- **2025-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2025-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2025
- **2025-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21395199-fac4-4f4d-8577-ca55dc49d68b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).