---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CHI-EDUC FACILITY PLAN"
description: "Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that no later than July 1, 2016 (rather than January 1, 2016), and every 5 years thereafter, the chief executive officer of the district or his or her designee shall prepare and submit for public comment a draft revised Educational Facility Master Plan. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5556"
citation: "Illinois HB 5556 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0e7585e-020c-42c6-be46-f5b1ea8a5481"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5556&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94984&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "fbf1c0756447f45e0c8bd6a44fea22511b359249f4ad66f49df936c76fc6a061"
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 5556 (99th) — SCH CD-CHI-EDUC FACILITY PLAN

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that no later than July 1, 2016 (rather than January 1, 2016), and every 5 years thereafter, the chief executive officer of the district or his or her designee shall prepare and submit for public comment a draft revised Educational Facility Master Plan. 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=09900HB5556&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94984&DocNum=5556&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5556eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94984&DocNum=5556&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5556enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94984&DocNum=5556&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto `filing`
- **2016-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2016
- **2016-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0531 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0e7585e-020c-42c6-be46-f5b1ea8a5481`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).