---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning agriculture science teacher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3600"
citation: "Illinois HB 3600 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-23"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03d1bb6e-24db-452c-8e78-a9d2a891b8b6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3600&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46367&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f4af863c03d6671513d62002a95c5dea0aca3aea129ff30935894b3e8140e1c6"
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 3600 (96th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning agriculture science teacher education.

## 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=09600HB3600&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46367&DocNum=3600&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3600eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46367&DocNum=3600&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3600enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46367&DocNum=3600&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2009-02-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-03** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-03-24** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2009-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-02** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2009-04-02** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-04-02** Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2009-04-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0404 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03d1bb6e-24db-452c-8e78-a9d2a891b8b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).