---
type: "Bill"
title: "SAFE SCHOOL ZONE"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that if a school board designates the area within 1,000 feet of a school to be a safe school zone, then the principal of that school and the local law enforcement agency may prohibit persons, other than residents, from entering the safe school zone without a legitimate purpose (as jointly defined by the school board and the local law enforcement agency). Creates the offense of criminal trespass to school land, a Class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 78"
citation: "Illinois HB 78 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2011-01-04"
last_action: "2011-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6698273d-f273-42a4-8356-edb238dc4de5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=78&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54510&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "bb6d238c0107f7efbbebb7517583ede214c8a1f830a8b8eb679f00b078779f11"
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 78 (97th) — SAFE SCHOOL ZONE

Amends the School Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that if a school board designates the area within 1,000 feet of a school to be a safe school zone, then the principal of that school and the local law enforcement agency may prohibit persons, other than residents, from entering the safe school zone without a legitimate purpose (as jointly defined by the school board and the local law enforcement agency). Creates the offense of criminal trespass to school land, a Class A misdemeanor.

## 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=09700HB0078&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54510&DocNum=78&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0078eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54510&DocNum=78&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0078enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54510&DocNum=78&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-04** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `filing`
- **2011-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 004-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-05** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Education
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
- **2011-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
- **2011-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0547 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6698273d-f273-42a4-8356-edb238dc4de5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).