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Bill	EDUCATION-TECH	Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 2397	Illinois HB 2397 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	48	3	2011-02-18	2011-07-08	openstates	ocd-bill/d17cefd5-233e-4a11-9e53-ed65b8a39919	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2397&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59678&SessionID=84&GA=97	d863256b536d158814b2dd3f32616116ff33ed3e828d76854f3286972389712c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2397 (97th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.

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 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross filing
• 2011-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
• 2011-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
• 2011-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2011-04-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
• 2011-04-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-14 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2011-05-05 Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-06 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2011-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2011-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
• 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2011-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes amendment-passage
• 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
• 2011-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-17 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2011-05-18 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2011-05-19 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
• 2011-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2011-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000
• 2011-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
• 2011-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-08 Effective Date July 8, 2011
• 2011-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0088 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d17cefd5-233e-4a11-9e53-ed65b8a39919. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).