---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DEACTIVATE ELEM DIST"
description: "Amends the School Code. Allows for the deactivation of an elementary school facility in the same manner as the deactivation of a high school facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1324"
citation: "Illinois HB 1324 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e89beb6-4a9b-42b6-acb3-7facf5a600be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1324&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16085&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "3fde1dfab8b7cc98a4764d28e69d3699cbbdccee6fe8afeb7aa2f9e2e5e79a8b"
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 1324 (94th) — SCH CD-DEACTIVATE ELEM DIST

Amends the School Code. Allows for the deactivation of an elementary school facility in the same manner as the deactivation of a high school facility. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1324&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16085&DocNum=1324&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1324eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16085&DocNum=1324&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1324enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16085&DocNum=1324&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William B. Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2005-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0213 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e89beb6-4a9b-42b6-acb3-7facf5a600be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).