---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative teacher certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1868"
citation: "Illinois HB 1868 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-14"
last_action: "2013-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/475f240b-b8ea-4595-a3d4-ecd8cdf220f2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1868&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=73109&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "622495d44725b2f4dec35f64501a25d3284c9c12d44bd6044520921f49180a5e"
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 1868 (98th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative teacher certification.

## 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=09800HB1868&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73109&DocNum=1868&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1868eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73109&DocNum=1868&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1868enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73109&DocNum=1868&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Unes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2013-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Unes
- **2013-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Unes `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2013-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael Unes
- **2013-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2013-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2013-05-22** House Concurs
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-06-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-06-21** Effective Date July 1, 2013
- **2013-06-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0028 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/475f240b-b8ea-4595-a3d4-ecd8cdf220f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).