---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BOND AUTHORITY-ROCHESTR"
description: "Amends the School Code. Authorizes Rochester Community Unit School District 3A to issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 if the school board determines that the building and equipping of a new high school building; the addition of classrooms and support facilities at the high school, middle school, and elementary school; the altering, repairing, and equipping of existing school buildings; and the improvement of school sites, as the case may be, are required as a result of a projected increase in the enrollment of students in the district. Sets forth requirements for the bond issuance, including requiring approval at a referendum. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1969"
citation: "Illinois HB 1969 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f915bb91-8568-4e25-8cec-123fdd77a688"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1969&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30807&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2cfedb429686dea888e336a38ea90f1fed26fd1b9f879e5bef0936122b1df54c"
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 1969 (95th) — SCH CD-BOND AUTHORITY-ROCHESTR

Amends the School Code. Authorizes Rochester Community Unit School District 3A to issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 if the school board determines that the building and equipping of a new high school building; the addition of classrooms and support facilities at the high school, middle school, and elementary school; the altering, repairing, and equipping of existing school buildings; and the improvement of school sites, as the case may be, are required as a result of a projected increase in the enrollment of students in the district. Sets forth requirements for the bond issuance, including requiring approval at a referendum. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500HB1969&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30807&DocNum=1969&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1969eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30807&DocNum=1969&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1969enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30807&DocNum=1969&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **72–33** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **73–28** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Rutherford; -Burzynski `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled in Education `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,3
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-028-001
- **2007-06-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 073-028-001
- **2007-06-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-10** Effective Date September 10, 2007
- **2007-09-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0594 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f915bb91-8568-4e25-8cec-123fdd77a688`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).