---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TECH LOANS-NON-PUBLIC"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than the Chicago school district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 611"
citation: "Illinois SB 611 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77603c76-8b3f-4d46-94e5-03326c457a26"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=611&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41508&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "33705f151568463f35d25ef7548875be60049a3aa2bf869132e161e9d3b46f13"
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 611 (96th) — SCH CD-TECH LOANS-NON-PUBLIC

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than 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=09600SB0611&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41508&DocNum=611&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0611eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41508&DocNum=611&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0611enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41508&DocNum=611&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **97–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-001-002
- **2009-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2009
- **2009-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2009-05-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2009-05-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-05-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-29** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2009-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2009-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2009-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2009-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2009
- **2009-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0783 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77603c76-8b3f-4d46-94e5-03326c457a26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).