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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC LABOR-SCHOOL POLICE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Redefines \"public employee\" to include peace officers employed by school districts. Redefines \"public employer\" to include school districts in their employment of peace officers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2497"
citation: "Illinois SB 2497 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-10-29"
last_action: "2010-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/081a5558-a39d-4d8c-8cd9-cf879fa11fed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2497&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=48834&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "94333a467a773209c42c22e13498140e98d1da546ad38f883dfa5d9ac35f4a25"
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 2497 (96th) — PUBLIC LABOR-SCHOOL POLICE
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Redefines "public employee" to include peace officers employed by school districts. Redefines "public employer" to include school districts in their employment of peace officers. 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=09600SB2497&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48834&DocNum=2497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2497eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48834&DocNum=2497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2497enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48834&DocNum=2497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **533** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10214** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-10-29** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2009-10-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Labor; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2010
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2010-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 006-000-000
- **2010-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-19** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-23** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 30, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 013-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2010
- **2010-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1257 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/081a5558-a39d-4d8c-8cd9-cf879fa11fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).