---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-INTERFERE SCHOOL"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Expands the statute concerning interference with a public institution of higher education to also include interference with public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that if the interference with the public institution of education is accompanied by a threat, the person commits a Class 3 felony and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and may be prosecuted for intimidation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 557"
citation: "Illinois HB 557 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-11-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84d8afff-49d1-469a-b057-9f0c649f93ed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=557&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40956&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "1d2bc66d77bc66e4c89028970ab70226ea68265fa6b4608bdebcf2903594a891"
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 557 (96th) — CRIM CD-INTERFERE SCHOOL

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Expands the statute concerning interference with a public institution of higher education to also include interference with public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that if the interference with the public institution of education is accompanied by a threat, the person commits a Class 3 felony and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and may be prosecuted for intimidation.

## 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=09600HB0557&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40956&DocNum=557&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0557eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40956&DocNum=557&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0557enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40956&DocNum=557&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **91–22** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-02-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2009-10-05** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 14, 2009
- **2009-10-14** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-10-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-14** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 091-022-001
- **2009-10-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 28, 2009
- **2009-10-28** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-10-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-30** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 054-000-000
- **2009-10-30** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2009-11-03** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-11-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0807 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84d8afff-49d1-469a-b057-9f0c649f93ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).