---
type: "Bill"
title: "EARLY CHILD EDUC BLOCK GRANT"
description: "Amends the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 238"
citation: "Illinois SB 238 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f4a8e43-4ee7-48ff-a129-352c116dd466"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=238&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84199&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "4011485cc2a437a9a015fcf4ccdf2e591a574e6f9e7fb56282cbd602a0c4b263"
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 238 (99th) — EARLY CHILD EDUC BLOCK GRANT

Amends the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09900SB0238&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84199&DocNum=238&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0238eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84199&DocNum=238&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0238enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84199&DocNum=238&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — 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
- **2015-04-21** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2016-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2016-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2016-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2016-05-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2016-05-05** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2016-05-09** Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2016-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2016-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2016-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **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 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2016
- **2016-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0589 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f4a8e43-4ee7-48ff-a129-352c116dd466`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).