---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCHOOL BUDGET-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than the Chicago school district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 754"
citation: "Illinois HB 754 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2004-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44e86eac-86e8-42c8-ab52-d5ab20fc84c1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=754&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1155&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e9ade73da28c19b9f62463bc25589983de43d17d7aedec99f71996977edcef8d"
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 754 (93rd) — SCH CD-SCHOOL BUDGET-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than the Chicago school district.

## 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=09300HB0754&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1155&DocNum=754&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0754eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1155&DocNum=754&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0754enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1155&DocNum=754&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–44** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **69–48** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-02-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-02-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 5, 2004
- **2004-02-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2004-02-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-02-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-02-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Walsh `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 18, 2004
- **2004-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-02-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-03-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2004-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
- **2004-03-30** Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2004-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 069-048-001
- **2004-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2004
- **2004-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0799 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44e86eac-86e8-42c8-ab52-d5ab20fc84c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).