---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEXTBOOKS-LOAN-BOND"
description: "Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning the loan of textbooks by the State Board of Education, provides that certain bonding requirements do not apply to the loan of textbooks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5550"
citation: "Illinois HB 5550 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-27"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5224af3e-b1ed-4ae0-8cdd-182f20a91b4e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5550&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24835&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "55f770d4075338016fab670af5079e1aee564c23a0df5f633586b6b42941d30e"
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 5550 (94th) — SCH CD-TEXTBOOKS-LOAN-BOND

Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning the loan of textbooks by the State Board of Education, provides that certain bonding requirements do not apply to the loan of textbooks.

## 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=09400HB5550&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24835&DocNum=5550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5550eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24835&DocNum=5550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5550enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24835&DocNum=5550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calvin L. Giles — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Calvin L. Giles `filing`
- **2006-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 27, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2006-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2006
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0927 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5224af3e-b1ed-4ae0-8cdd-182f20a91b4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).