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Bill	SCH CD-DEBT LIMIT-RIDGELAND	Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Ridgeland School District 122 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the purpose of refunding or continuing to refund bonds originally issued pursuant to voter approval. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation, and the bonds may be issued in one or more issuances and must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 4602	Illinois HB 4602 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	38	2	2012-02-01	2012-07-20	openstates	ocd-bill/252e70da-f2dd-4dc9-9ceb-15542c39d3d2	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4602&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64351&SessionID=84&GA=97	9f2d754475871f2b3e2e350f3933c950945cb96df9523280b7b1e04ec102394f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4602 (97th) — SCH CD-DEBT LIMIT-RIDGELAND

Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Ridgeland School District 122 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the purpose of refunding or continuing to refund bonds originally issued pursuant to voter approval. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation, and the bonds may be issued in one or more issuances and must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date.

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 — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 74–40 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kelly Burke — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke filing
• 2012-02-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-17 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke amendment-introduction
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2012-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2012-03-09 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-21 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 30, 2012
• 2012-03-21 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2012-03-27 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-27 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 008-001-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-040-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2012-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Postponed - Education
• 2012-04-25 Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-003 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-15 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-07-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-07-20 Effective Date July 20, 2012
• 2012-07-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0834 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/252e70da-f2dd-4dc9-9ceb-15542c39d3d2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).