---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 224"
citation: "Illinois SB 224 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7a67cfd-4244-422c-8fb9-693c53416b0b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=224&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84185&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "bf818a358167ba34c48ce9dd1aded391046944e33b25ae67e183c1819906ec4b"
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 224 (99th) — SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

## 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=09900SB0224&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84185&DocNum=224&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0224eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84185&DocNum=224&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0224enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84185&DocNum=224&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **44–11** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **35–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2015-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Education
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-001-000
- **2015-05-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-05-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-18** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2015-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2015-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Melinda Bush `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 044-011-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 044-011-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0475 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7a67cfd-4244-422c-8fb9-693c53416b0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).