---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHL CON-PROJECT LABOR AGREE"
description: "Amends the School Construction Law. Defines \"project labor agreement\". Provides that the State Board of Education and the Capital Development Board shall not require a project labor agreement for any school construction project grant or debt service grant provided under the Law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 293"
citation: "Illinois SB 293 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-03"
last_action: "2005-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0640498d-524c-400e-b722-8d47e9fa6c91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=293&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15652&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "05c253f2de91fa207b9a1742d73c8bddaaca84ad5eb391a243410370eab39701"
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 293 (94th) — SCHL CON-PROJECT LABOR AGREE

Amends the School Construction Law. Defines "project labor agreement". Provides that the State Board of Education and the Capital Development Board shall not require a project labor agreement for any school construction project grant or debt service grant provided under the Law.

## 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=09400SB0293&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15652&DocNum=293&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0293eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15652&DocNum=293&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0293enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15652&DocNum=293&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **36–15** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Cronin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
- **2005-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Held in Labor
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Labor; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2005
- **2005-04-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 036-015-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2005-05-11** Sponsor Removed Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2005-10-25** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2005-10-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-10-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 2, 2005
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 008-000-000
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2005-11-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-12-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-13** Effective Date July 1, 2006
- **2005-12-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0714 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0640498d-524c-400e-b722-8d47e9fa6c91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).