---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PRIORITIZATION-URGENCY"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning armed forces recruiting and training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 226"
citation: "Illinois SB 226 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4acca8a2-abba-4fa3-9575-f53379ad1f39"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=226&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84187&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "8f9a04d16a1affcb17947152ff19e531b7e7f399b88b49a5aaf021e0feb259a1"
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 226 (99th) — SCH CD-PRIORITIZATION-URGENCY

Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning armed forces recruiting and training.

## 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=09900SB0226&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84187&DocNum=226&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0226eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84187&DocNum=226&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0226enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84187&DocNum=226&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–8** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (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
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2015-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-001-000
- **2015-05-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 040-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-18** 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
- **2015-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2015-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2015
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0144 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4acca8a2-abba-4fa3-9575-f53379ad1f39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).