---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHARTER SCH-UNION NEUTRALITY"
description: "Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that any renewal of a certified charter must include a union neutrality clause. Requires a union neutrality clause to be included in a charter school proposal. Defines \"union neutrality clause\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1120"
citation: "Illinois HB 1120 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Will Guzzardi"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a2a2b66-a7ab-4bd7-bd6a-01fefe2fc2da"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1120&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143135&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "bf26d6fbee86e48367793a2b9ad141d03cf62e27b3a5a9b676432b74fb1d206f"
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 1120 (103rd) — CHARTER SCH-UNION NEUTRALITY

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that any renewal of a certified charter must include a union neutrality clause. Requires a union neutrality clause to be included in a charter school proposal. Defines "union neutrality clause". Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1120.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1120eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1120enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **66–42** (pass) · lower
- Labor & Commerce — **18–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–19** (pass) · lower
- Labor — **12–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2023-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-03-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-03-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-042-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2023-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Labor; 012-001-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2023
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0416 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a2a2b66-a7ab-4bd7-bd6a-01fefe2fc2da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).