---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning debt limitations of school districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 616"
citation: "Illinois SB 616 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 75
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-01-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e74791cb-d4cd-4d4d-889e-20d12047929c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=616&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41515&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "75da8642f84c05bd28ec3555dc839fb2bbc7aeb7958e6f1671ae83a56b44e7a0"
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 616 (96th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning debt limitations of school districts.

## 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=09600SB0616&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41515&DocNum=616&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0616eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41515&DocNum=616&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0616enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41515&DocNum=616&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — primary (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (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`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-10-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2009
- **2009-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-10-14** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-001-000
- **2009-10-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-10-15** Third Reading - Passed; 039-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-10-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-10-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2009-10-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-21** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-10-21** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-12-01** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-05** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-01-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-01-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-01-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-01-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-01-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-01-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2010-01-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-01-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-01-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-01-12** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-01-12** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-01-12** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-01-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - January 13, 2010
- **2010-01-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James T. Meeks `filing`
- **2010-01-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-01-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2010-01-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-01-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2010-01-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-01-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-01-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-01-15** Effective Date January 15, 2010
- **2010-01-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0862 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e74791cb-d4cd-4d4d-889e-20d12047929c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).