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Bill	SCH CD-TEXTBOOK WEIGHT	Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a task force to study the impact of carrying and transporting student textbooks and textbook weight on the health of Illinois students within the kindergarten through grade 12 school environment and to make recommendations as to any alternatives that may exist or could be created to the standard textbook format. Sets forth what the task force must examine. Requires the task force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 15, 2010. Abolishes the task force and repeals these provisions on January 16, 2010. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 2277	Illinois SB 2277 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	38	3	2009-02-20	2009-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/33cbf093-59e6-46a6-ae69-610e1effd2a1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2277&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45205&SessionID=76&GA=96	3e716952e902f1222823e1d315961ee4872a2d4164c534a7e6b8ded6188bf9f2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2277 (96th) — SCH CD-TEXTBOOK WEIGHT

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a task force to study the impact of carrying and transporting student textbooks and textbook weight on the health of Illinois students within the kindergarten through grade 12 school environment and to make recommendations as to any alternatives that may exist or could be created to the standard textbook format. Sets forth what the task force must examine. Requires the task force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 15, 2010. Abolishes the task force and repeals these provisions on January 16, 2010. Effective immediately.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 112–2 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dan Cronin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin filing
• 2009-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2009-03-11 Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
• 2009-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
• 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
• 2009-04-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2009-04-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2009-04-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-20 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2009-05-07 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee amendment-introduction
• 2009-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-05-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
• 2009-05-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Cronin filing
• 2009-05-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education referral-committee
• 2009-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-002-000
• 2009-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
• 2009-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-24 Effective Date August 24, 2009
• 2009-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0647 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/33cbf093-59e6-46a6-ae69-610e1effd2a1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).