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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-COUNSELOR-GIFT BAN"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a guidance counselor may not intentionally solicit or accept any gift from any prohibited source or solicit or accept a gift that would be in violation of any federal or State statute or rule, with exceptions; defines terms. Provides that a guidance counselor is not in violation of the prohibition if he or she promptly takes reasonable action to return the gift to the prohibited source or donates the gift or an amount equal to its value to an appropriate charity that is exempt from income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Provides that a guidance counselor or prohibited source who intentionally violates the prohibition is guilty of a business offense and is subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1640"
citation: "Illinois SB 1640 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chapin Rose", "Katie Stuart"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/662bed80-aee4-47c8-8163-107520e8c8c4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1640&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134273&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "dbf594d3a17723cde8702e474745ccf76a91fbd6fc65055e77b9abf87f82a5c3"
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 1640 (102nd) — SCH CD-COUNSELOR-GIFT BAN
Amends the School Code. Provides that a guidance counselor may not intentionally solicit or accept any gift from any prohibited source or solicit or accept a gift that would be in violation of any federal or State statute or rule, with exceptions; defines terms. Provides that a guidance counselor is not in violation of the prohibition if he or she promptly takes reasonable action to return the gift to the prohibited source or donates the gift or an amount equal to its value to an appropriate charity that is exempt from income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Provides that a guidance counselor or prohibited source who intentionally violates the prohibition is guilty of a business offense and is subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1640.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1640eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1640sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1640enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
- Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2021-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2021-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2021-04-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-04-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2021-04-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darren Bailey
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 012-000-000
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0327 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/662bed80-aee4-47c8-8163-107520e8c8c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).