---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-SOC WORK-BULLY"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code with respect to school social work services. Provides that school social work services may include establishing and delivering anti-bullying programs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1845"
citation: "Illinois SB 1845 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60bbb248-f701-476a-b1eb-1ff9c406466c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1845&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72769&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "eef093b90cca651e362afdd03787c8619098e8aebbdf0e9f269a966123a9b464"
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 SB 1845 (98th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-SOC WORK-BULLY

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code with respect to school social work services. Provides that school social work services may include establishing and delivering anti-bullying programs. 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=09800SB1845&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72769&DocNum=1845&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1845eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72769&DocNum=1845&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1845enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72769&DocNum=1845&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
- **2013-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2013-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-04-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-04-16** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-16** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-16** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2013
- **2013-10-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-10-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-10-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-10-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-10-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-10-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-10-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-10-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-10-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-10-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-11-05** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-11-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 6, 2013
- **2013-11-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2013-11-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-11-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-11-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2013-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2013-11-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-11-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-12-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-12-12** Effective Date June 1, 2014
- **2013-12-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0603 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60bbb248-f701-476a-b1eb-1ff9c406466c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).