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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-TEXTBOOK WEIGHT"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "SB 2277"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2277 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2009-02-20"
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last_action: "2009-08-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33cbf093-59e6-46a6-ae69-610e1effd2a1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2277&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45205&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "3e716952e902f1222823e1d315961ee4872a2d4164c534a7e6b8ded6188bf9f2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2277 (96th) — SCH CD-TEXTBOOK WEIGHT
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2277&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45205&DocNum=2277&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2277eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45205&DocNum=2277&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2277enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45205&DocNum=2277&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–2** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Cronin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
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- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
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- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
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- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
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- **2009-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
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- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2009-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
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- **2009-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-002-000
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- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
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- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
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- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0647 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33cbf093-59e6-46a6-ae69-610e1effd2a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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