---
type: "Bill"
title: "EARLY CHILDHOOD ED BLOCK GRANT"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that 11% (instead of 8%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Effective July 1, 2003."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2235"
citation: "Illinois HB 2235 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efe1cf1d-8f0a-4b11-927e-b4a1a93c56e3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2235&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3446&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "8d5e24cddf3c71d18662fd5ed43002b82adc30da8be1ad44a667c1dfa5012b88"
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 2235 (93rd) — EARLY CHILDHOOD ED BLOCK GRANT

Amends the School Code. Provides that 11% (instead of 8%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Effective July 1, 2003.

## 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=09300HB2235&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3446&DocNum=2235&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2235eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3446&DocNum=2235&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2235enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3446&DocNum=2235&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Welch — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-02-21** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2003-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2003-02-28** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-03-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Education; 008-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2003
- **2003-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0396 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efe1cf1d-8f0a-4b11-927e-b4a1a93c56e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).