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Bill	SCH CD-JOLIET DEBT BOND ISSUE	Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Joliet Public Schools District 86 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $99,500,000 if certain conditions are met, including (1) that the voters of the district approve a proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April 4, 2023 and (2) that, prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that the projects set forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and are required because of the age and condition of the school district's existing school buildings. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation and that the bonds must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 3500	Illinois HB 3500 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Meg Loughran Cappel	6	54	7	2023-02-17	2023-08-04	openstates	ocd-bill/a7d2b38d-5e8d-4ad4-9deb-f6befbf36e6d	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3500&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148667&SessionID=112	425277bbc101ef51cda0afaf542cd9c489e9350303157b228ba0a24d955d927f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3500 (103rd) — SCH CD-JOLIET DEBT BOND ISSUE

Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Joliet Public Schools District 86 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $99,500,000 if certain conditions are met, including (1) that the voters of the district approve a proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April 4, 2023 and (2) that, prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that the projects set forth in the proposition for the bond issuance were and are required because of the age and condition of the school district's existing school buildings. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation and that the bonds must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Education — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 100–6 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Education, Amendment 1 — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 1 — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
• Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. filing
• 2023-02-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-02-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2023-02-28 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2023-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
• 2023-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
• 2023-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 amendment-passage
• 2023-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 amendment-passage
• 2023-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
• 2023-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
• 2023-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
• 2023-03-10 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
• 2023-03-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2023-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2023 reading-1
• 2023-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2023-03-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-03-27 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-04-12 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2023-04-19 Postponed - Education
• 2023-04-26 Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
• 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 reading-2
• 2023-04-27 Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
• 2023-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel amendment-introduction
• 2023-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2023-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
• 2023-05-11 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Loughran Cappel amendment-passage
• 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
• 2023-05-11 Arrived in House introduction
• 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2023-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
• 2023-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
• 2023-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
• 2023-05-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
• 2023-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-006-000
• 2023-05-19 House Concurs
• 2023-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2023-08-04 Effective Date January 1, 2024
• 2023-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0449 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a7d2b38d-5e8d-4ad4-9deb-f6befbf36e6d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).