---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGH TECH SCHOOL-TO-WORK ACT"
description: "HIGH TECH SCHOOL-TO-WORK ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "92nd"
identifier: "SB 845"
citation: "Illinois SB 845 (92nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6022e05b-35e9-42c7-9530-42379656bde4"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/92gatoc.html"
source_hash: "750514ad03bbae8bea46d93ba01bab738e9eb94178ff5f76775d849606562c03"
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 845 (92nd) — HIGH TECH SCHOOL-TO-WORK ACT

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0845** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/sbgroups/sb/920SB0845LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BASSI — cosponsor (person)
- HALVORSON — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- O'CONNOR — cosponsor (person)
- RUTHERFORD — cosponsor (person)
- WALSH,T — cosponsor (person)
- YARBROUGH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ST GOVERN OPR `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-08T00:00:00-06:00** TO SUBCOMMITTEE
- **2001-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SGOA
- **2001-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-30
- **2001-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2001-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-02
- **2001-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **2001-04-03T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 052-001-000 `reading-3`
- **2001-04-03T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2001-04-03T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE SPONSOR O'CONNOR
- **2001-04-03T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **2001-04-04T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2001-04-04T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM BUSS DEV `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR SCULLY
- **2001-04-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR HAMOS
- **2001-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAY
- **2001-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RUTHERFORD
- **2001-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BASSI
- **2001-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR YARBROUGH
- **2001-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE
- **2001-05-03T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HCBD
- **2001-05-03T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-05-03T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR MCKEON
- **2001-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN
- **2001-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2001-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR HOWARD
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2001-06-07T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 01-08-03
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0250

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6022e05b-35e9-42c7-9530-42379656bde4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).