---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DEBT LIMIT EXCEPTION"
description: "Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that until November 1, 2007, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 20% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if, among other conditions, the school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 2001 of at least $737,000,000 and an enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year of at least 8,500 and the bonds are issued to purchase school sites, build and equip a new high school, build and equip a new junior high school, build and equip 5 new elementary schools, and make technology and other improvements and additions to existing schools. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2910"
citation: "Illinois HB 2910 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b76f41f5-dc98-4977-b44f-0b6e4ebfe52d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2910&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5462&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e068fc4736549bea8c73c0c54336c1b2ce2ae10404ecdcf5bf67145a99bb5bcd"
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 2910 (93rd) — SCH CD-DEBT LIMIT EXCEPTION

Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that until November 1, 2007, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 20% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if, among other conditions, the school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 2001 of at least $737,000,000 and an enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year of at least 8,500 and the bonds are issued to purchase school sites, build and equip a new high school, build and equip a new junior high school, build and equip 5 new elementary schools, and make technology and other improvements and additions to existing schools. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB2910&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5462&DocNum=2910&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2910eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5462&DocNum=2910&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2910enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5462&DocNum=2910&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Cross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2003
- **2003-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0013 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b76f41f5-dc98-4977-b44f-0b6e4ebfe52d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).