---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1931"
citation: "Illinois SB 1931 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b0be845-efb8-4b33-8530-23b98dbf873c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1931&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20349&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7834dc248e1536f42b161319b77ca390888fe1a6654b5eb31b1adf846f5bc3bf"
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 1931 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

## 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=09400SB1931&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20349&DocNum=1931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1931eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20349&DocNum=1931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1931enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20349&DocNum=1931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Postponed - Education
- **2005-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 20, 2005
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** 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 . . . . . . . . . 94-0235 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b0be845-efb8-4b33-8530-23b98dbf873c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).