---
type: "Bill"
title: "TEACHERS-CERTIFICATES-FEES"
description: "TEACHERS-CERTIFICATES-FEES"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "SB 556"
citation: "Illinois SB 556 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 98
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-07-12T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ae9b4a8-f4db-4f2c-8e68-f8c6a03097de"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "f4fa70b985b14e5c28ecdda49d98312b0e15ee02cc1b8ece8df56896a52e30d2"
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 556 (91st) — TEACHERS-CERTIFICATES-FEES

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0556** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0556LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BERMAN — cosponsor (person)
- BOMKE — cosponsor (person)
- CRONIN — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,JERRY — cosponsor (person)
- MOFFITT — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,J — cosponsor (person)
- NOLAND — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RADOGNO — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH,MICHAEL — cosponsor (person)
- SULLIVAN — cosponsor (person)
- WOOLARD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** HELD IN COMMITTEE
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SESE
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-18
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOMKE
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR NOLAND
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SESE
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SESE
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BERMAN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-CRONIN
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR WOOLARD
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOFFITT
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-26T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1999-04-26T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE AND 3RD
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** READING DEADLINE
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** EXTENDED - 5/21/99
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
- **1999-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25 WOOLARD
- **1999-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION PREVAILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25
- **1999-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 015-001-000 HELM
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** WITHDRAWN
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-002-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02,04
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,04/CRONIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,04/CRONIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SESE
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,04/CRONIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SESE/010-000-000
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,04/CRONIN
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 04/058-000-000
- **1999-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-18T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-07-12T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-07-12T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 99-07-12
- **1999-07-12T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0102

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ae9b4a8-f4db-4f2c-8e68-f8c6a03097de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).