---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago school district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 841"
citation: "Illinois SB 841 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3360bfa4-d9da-4fef-96ce-bc307d4f1144"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=841&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28854&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3037258b538b519e66d04aa752347f75a1cc9ef5afd6d550bd28855fd251a557"
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 841 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago school district.

## 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=09500SB0841&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28854&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0841eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28854&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0841enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28854&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **40–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Munoz `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-30** Verified
- **2007-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 031-019-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Antonio Munoz `filing`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-002-000
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-018-001
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2007
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0491 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3360bfa4-d9da-4fef-96ce-bc307d4f1144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).