---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-SERVICE ANIMAL"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning transition services, provides that if a child uses a service animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a child with a disability, an individualized education program review must be held within 15 days from written notice that the service animal will be present at school functions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2137"
citation: "Illinois SB 2137 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-05-21"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2c7e2a6-15ff-4a87-a587-6d91185ab154"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2137&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=91456&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "6f9b29d4fab94565a7454195735caa1da319a77613f2166bb3ea4498739feed1"
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 2137 (99th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-SERVICE ANIMAL

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning transition services, provides that if a child uses a service animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a child with a disability, an individualized education program review must be held within 15 days from written notice that the service animal will be present at school functions.

## 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=09900SB2137&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91456&DocNum=2137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2137eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91456&DocNum=2137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2137enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91456&DocNum=2137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-05-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2015-05-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2016-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2016-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2016
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0616 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2c7e2a6-15ff-4a87-a587-6d91185ab154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).