---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning boards of education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3937"
citation: "Illinois HB 3937 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2014-01-03"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bf16b13-1cd2-4333-a4f3-f6409c9cf792"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3937&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77850&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a68c0407fa83bed71ed1ece216b9456ae05a7b485d74c8393c9dd7f7ffdc5c8b"
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 3937 (98th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning boards of education.

## 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=09800HB3937&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77850&DocNum=3937&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3937eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77850&DocNum=3937&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3937enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77850&DocNum=3937&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **87–27** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **85–23** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–13** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **85–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2014-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2014-04-29** To Subcommittee on Charter Schools
- **2014-05-06** Reported Back To Education; 003-000-000
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2014-05-14** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 041-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-023-000
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 085-023-000
- **2014-05-30** House Concurs
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1059 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bf16b13-1cd2-4333-a4f3-f6409c9cf792`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).