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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-STUDENT BIOMETRIC INFO"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that if a public school or school district collects biometric information from students, it may do so only with, at a minimum, written permission from (i) the individual who legally enrolled the student or (ii) the student, if he or she has reached the age of 18. Prohibits the school or school district from refusing any services otherwise available to the student for withholding permission. Sets forth conditions for collecting and using the information. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective August 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1702"
citation: "Illinois SB 1702 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c9745f9-3cea-4e9d-9411-6574033e49e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1702&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29842&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3b866c242765dcfa4780ca9cbb4496b9259d6751b9e42f4736c228fd9ee0c020"
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 1702 (95th) — SCH CD-STUDENT BIOMETRIC INFO
Amends the School Code. Provides that if a public school or school district collects biometric information from students, it may do so only with, at a minimum, written permission from (i) the individual who legally enrolled the student or (ii) the student, if he or she has reached the age of 18. Prohibits the school or school district from refusing any services otherwise available to the student for withholding permission. Sets forth conditions for collecting and using the information. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective August 1, 2007.
## 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=09500SB1702&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29842&DocNum=1702&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1702eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29842&DocNum=1702&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1702enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29842&DocNum=1702&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-08** Postponed - Education
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0232 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c9745f9-3cea-4e9d-9411-6574033e49e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).