---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TRANSPORT-SAFE PASSAGE"
description: "Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to provide free transportation to and from a pupil's assigned school and a pick-up point for any pupil who must walk or otherwise travel along a safe passage route, as designated by the Board, to reach school or return home. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3662"
citation: "Illinois HB 3662 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-08-21"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baef1cd3-2680-4c57-babd-38b65d59931c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3662&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=76937&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "eec99540439ca5535d14a28ce003d1a52d7ddf56db671c1493f42060d44c48db"
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 3662 (98th) — SCH CD-TRANSPORT-SAFE PASSAGE

Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to provide free transportation to and from a pupil's assigned school and a pick-up point for any pupil who must walk or otherwise travel along a safe passage route, as designated by the Board, to reach school or return home. 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=09800HB3662&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76937&DocNum=3662&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3662eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76937&DocNum=3662&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3662enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76937&DocNum=3662&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–13** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **73–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **73–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-08-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2013-08-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-10-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-10-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2014-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-03-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2014-03-27** Motion Prevailed
- **2014-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2014-03-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-05-12** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 039-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-002-000
- **2014-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-037-000
- **2014-05-30** House Concurs
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1057 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baef1cd3-2680-4c57-babd-38b65d59931c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).