---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning waivers of School Code mandates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2401"
citation: "Illinois HB 2401 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20622a04-0c15-439a-b8d6-9c7865caddf6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2401&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59683&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e77b26c8536b7cd7a825e84086a46e158568fb09b2f56095830a94dbc1d6a13b"
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 2401 (97th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning waivers of School Code mandates.

## 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=09700HB2401&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59683&DocNum=2401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2401eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59683&DocNum=2401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2401enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59683&DocNum=2401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0151 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20622a04-0c15-439a-b8d6-9c7865caddf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).