---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-VARIOUS REPEALS/DELETES"
description: "Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 578"
citation: "Illinois SB 578 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-12-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f01a0ca-85f1-4dba-baf9-27a19b14b2b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=578&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69905&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "4e5b1a2f3c176fa3c011573cb8776217524b94b379f87c023810404c41a634bc"
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 SB 578 (98th) — SCH CD-VARIOUS REPEALS/DELETES

Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's application.

## 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=09800SB0578&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69905&DocNum=578&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0578eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69905&DocNum=578&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0578enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69905&DocNum=578&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–9** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2013-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2013-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2013-10-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-10-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2013
- **2013-10-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-10-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-10-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-10-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-10-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-10-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-10-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2013-11-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-11-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-11-05** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-11-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - November 6, 2013
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2013-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2013-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2013-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2013-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2013-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2013-11-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-12-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-12-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-12-27** Effective Date December 27, 2013
- **2013-12-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0610 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f01a0ca-85f1-4dba-baf9-27a19b14b2b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).