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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEECH LANG PATHOLOGIST"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a speech and language pathologist who possesses a certificate under Article 21 of the School Code shall neither be required to have an employment or contractual relationship directly with the school district he or she serves nor be prohibited from serving in a school setting while employed by a person or entity other than a school district if the speech and language pathologist neither performs nor offers to perform any functions in the school setting that impart information in a classroom or classroom-like setting involving one or more students. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2797"
citation: "Illinois HB 2797 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdf5e483-8cb7-4cb7-a5e1-7d452765edcd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2797&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5341&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "71b27c370ce0fd376124561442516e1b973ee969d61ffbf6133bbb14f8a7fcdb"
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 2797 (93rd) — SCH CD-SPEECH LANG PATHOLOGIST
Amends the School Code. Provides that a speech and language pathologist who possesses a certificate under Article 21 of the School Code shall neither be required to have an employment or contractual relationship directly with the school district he or she serves nor be prohibited from serving in a school setting while employed by a person or entity other than a school district if the speech and language pathologist neither performs nor offers to perform any functions in the school setting that impart information in a classroom or classroom-like setting involving one or more students. 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=09300HB2797&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5341&DocNum=2797&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2797eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5341&DocNum=2797&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2797enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5341&DocNum=2797&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2003-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled in Education `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Demuzio `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 3
- **2003-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2003-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2003-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2003-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2003
- **2003-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0110 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdf5e483-8cb7-4cb7-a5e1-7d452765edcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).