---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning charter schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 852"
citation: "Illinois SB 852 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-01-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88570292-bc76-438a-99cd-e0df9c9abd50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=852&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17886&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "1f9caab255a181dab8a415f3446087c83d1b8fca45a479e5640adfa599868916"
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 852 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning charter schools.

## 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=09400SB0852&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17886&DocNum=852&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0852eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17886&DocNum=852&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0852enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17886&DocNum=852&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–36** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Education; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-10-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2005
- **2005-10-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2005-10-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-10-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-10-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2005-10-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-01** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-11-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-11-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2005-11-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2005-11-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-11-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-11-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-12-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-01-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-01-06** Effective Date January 6, 2006
- **2006-01-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0721 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88570292-bc76-438a-99cd-e0df9c9abd50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).