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---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 342"
citation: "Illinois HB 342 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Kimberly A. Lightford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2502440e-4b56-4f2e-8400-c1d72d91d496"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=342&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142174&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "99c847be5544b62b6b2d72281213bca72f62020ad58ac06a2f957f8a954a7025"
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 342 (103rd) — EDUCATION-TECH
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
## 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/10300HB0342.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0342eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0342ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0342ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0342enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Executive — **110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4214** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1040** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 2 — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2023-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2023-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-10** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2023-04-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0413 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2502440e-4b56-4f2e-8400-c1d72d91d496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).