---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-HEROIN USE TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the Young Adults Heroin Use Task Force to conduct a study on the heroin use problem in grades 6 through 12 (instead of in high schools); makes related changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4542"
citation: "Illinois HB 4542 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a355d3d3-cea8-4ef7-b9ea-194e919fbd65"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4542&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79054&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "4b9ad79a7c8d5c182a99b0eea9c78b0495ad774e5ddf8598c065c49566a5f35f"
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 4542 (98th) — SCH CD-HEROIN USE TASK FORCE

Amends the School Code. Requires the Young Adults Heroin Use Task Force to conduct a study on the heroin use problem in grades 6 through 12 (instead of in high schools); makes related changes. 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=09800HB4542&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79054&DocNum=4542&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4542eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79054&DocNum=4542&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4542enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79054&DocNum=4542&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `filing`
- **2014-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2014-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2014
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2014
- **2014-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0861 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a355d3d3-cea8-4ef7-b9ea-194e919fbd65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).