---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TRANSPORT CONTRACTS"
description: "Amends the School Code. In the provision concerning the powers of a school board with regard to the awarding of contracts, deletes references to work and contracts with private carriers for transportation of pupils and pupils with special needs or disabilities. Deletes a prohibition against contracts for the transportation of pupils to and from school being extended on a year-to-year basis if a school board receives a timely request from another interested contractor that a contract be let by bid. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4029"
citation: "Illinois HB 4029 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-01-20"
last_action: "2012-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42398b1b-1f8f-423d-bc24-4ce4dc4f8d9f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4029&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63239&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e9747e91df563ace21dfff1b25edb3857e5e29dab4fa1eda30b7f96418e15e30"
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 4029 (97th) — SCH CD-TRANSPORT CONTRACTS

Amends the School Code. In the provision concerning the powers of a school board with regard to the awarding of contracts, deletes references to work and contracts with private carriers for transportation of pupils and pupils with special needs or disabilities. Deletes a prohibition against contracts for the transportation of pupils to and from school being extended on a year-to-year basis if a school board receives a timely request from another interested contractor that a contract be let by bid. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB4029&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63239&DocNum=4029&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4029eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63239&DocNum=4029&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4029enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63239&DocNum=4029&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **71–46** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **90–20** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2012-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2012-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass as Amended Education; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 032-019-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 071-046-000
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2012
- **2012-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0951 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42398b1b-1f8f-423d-bc24-4ce4dc4f8d9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).