republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4602.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DEBT LIMIT-RIDGELAND"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4602"
citation: "Illinois HB 4602 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/252e70da-f2dd-4dc9-9ceb-15542c39d3d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4602&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64351&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9f2d754475871f2b3e2e350f3933c950945cb96df9523280b7b1e04ec102394f"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4602&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64351&DocNum=4602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4602eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64351&DocNum=4602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4602enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64351&DocNum=4602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/252e70da-f2dd-4dc9-9ceb-15542c39d3d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).