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Bill	SCH CD-REPORT GANG ACTIVITY	Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning a principal's duties (in a school district other than the Chicago school district), provides that it shall be the responsibility of the principal to utilize resources of proper law enforcement agencies when the safety and welfare of students and teachers are threatened by illegal use or possession of weapons or by illegal gang activity. Specifically includes illegal gang activity as a criminal offense for which courts and law enforcement agencies must report to the principal of a public school whenever a child enrolled therein is detained.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2768	Illinois HB 2768 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	53	2	2013-02-21	2013-07-08	openstates	ocd-bill/535ab57f-36b8-4ea7-a4a0-878a54109575	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2768&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74582&SessionID=85&GA=98	55ba632b9fe28c7c314f9488e29fcedc32846a8a94f933ceb631a383b10d0213	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2768 (98th) — SCH CD-REPORT GANG ACTIVITY

Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning a principal's duties (in a school district other than the Chicago school district), provides that it shall be the responsibility of the principal to utilize resources of proper law enforcement agencies when the safety and welfare of students and teachers are threatened by illegal use or possession of weapons or by illegal gang activity. Specifically includes illegal gang activity as a criminal offense for which courts and law enforcement agencies must report to the principal of a public school whenever a child enrolled therein is detained.

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 — 106–5 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch filing
• 2013-02-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-04 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
• 2013-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2013-03-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2013-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2013-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
• 2013-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2013-03-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-000-001 committee-passage
• 2013-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-005-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2013-04-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2013-04-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-10 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-16 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2013-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-16 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-08 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0059 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/535ab57f-36b8-4ea7-a4a0-878a54109575. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).