---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC CERTIFICATE-EXEMPT"
description: "SCH CD-SPEC CERTIFICATE-EXEMPT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 2940"
citation: "Illinois HB 2940 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2000-06-09T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2362fe4-8a0f-4f3f-a368-0be0711728cc"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "a81343811e4b994bfe4d5e337e40133b1e9a4aea8e889bde9dcb721adcfc16e9"
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 2940 (91st) — SCH CD-SPEC CERTIFICATE-EXEMPT

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB2940** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB2940LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CRONIN — cosponsor (person)
- CROTTY — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- DELGADO — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,JERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROTTY
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-12T00:00:00-06:00** PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO DELGADO
- **2000-01-13T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM
- **2000-01-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-01-20T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2000-01-20T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-01-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-01-26T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2000-01-26T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **2000-01-26T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN
- **2000-01-26T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-01-27
- **2000-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2000-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SESE
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-30
- **2000-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2000-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-03-31
- **2000-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2000-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2000-04-28T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2000-06-09T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2000-06-09T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 00-06-09
- **2000-06-09T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0765

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2362fe4-8a0f-4f3f-a368-0be0711728cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).