---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 408"
citation: "Illinois SB 408 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Michael Crawford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07cffff5-5f21-4b9c-a6ee-bcebb2961022"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=408&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=158032&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "d72e637e1e8bd88cd3bb5b2bf061918cc8a15cf803611b8d4a3e7c103c85418d"
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 408 (104th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. 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/SB/PDF/10400SB0408.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0408eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0408ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0408sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0408enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Education — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Education Policy — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Education, Amendment 1 — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Michael Crawford — primary (person)
- Amy Briel — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2025-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2025-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
- **2025-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000
- **2025-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2025-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2025-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Education Policy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford
- **2025-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
- **2025-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 010-000-000
- **2025-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2025-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2025-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2025-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2025-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2025-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2025-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0356 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07cffff5-5f21-4b9c-a6ee-bcebb2961022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).