---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of combined school districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2004"
citation: "Illinois HB 2004 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9629062-02d8-48ae-9784-3d819a22a266"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2004&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16863&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "97d7a44f114f5c7a0d91873add8ea0368e72c339793e38ac7b2c45ebf82ead6d"
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 2004 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of combined school districts.

## 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=09400HB2004&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16863&DocNum=2004&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2004eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16863&DocNum=2004&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2004enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16863&DocNum=2004&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **99–13** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **67–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward J. Acevedo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-037-012 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2005-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-013-001
- **2005-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-07** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0137 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9629062-02d8-48ae-9784-3d819a22a266`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).