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Bill SCH CD-BULLYING PREVENTION Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, prohibits a student from being subjected to bullying through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or from the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by a school district or school if the bullying substantially interferes with or limits the victim's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by a school or substantially disrupts the educational process or orderly operation of a school. Provides that the definition of bullying includes cyber-bullying; defines "cyber-bullying". Provides that a school district's or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school's policy on bullying shall include a process to investigate whether a reported act of bullying is within the scope of the district or school and, if not, a process for referral of such an act to the appropriate jurisdiction. Requires computers without web-filtering software or computers with web-filtering software that is disabled to be used when complaints of cyber-bullying are investigated. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th HB 4207 Illinois HB 4207 (98th)
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Illinois HB 4207 (98th) — SCH CD-BULLYING PREVENTION

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, prohibits a student from being subjected to bullying through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or from the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by a school district or school if the bullying substantially interferes with or limits the victim's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by a school or substantially disrupts the educational process or orderly operation of a school. Provides that the definition of bullying includes cyber-bullying; defines "cyber-bullying". Provides that a school district's or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school's policy on bullying shall include a process to investigate whether a reported act of bullying is within the scope of the district or school and, if not, a process for referral of such an act to the appropriate jurisdiction. Requires computers without web-filtering software or computers with web-filtering software that is disabled to be used when complaints of cyber-bullying are investigated. Effective immediately.

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 — 3218 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 8521 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Laura Fine — primary (person)
  • Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
  • William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2014-01-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine filing
  • 2014-01-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-01-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-01-28 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-01-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2014-02-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2014-02-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  • 2014-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2014-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2014-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
  • 2014-03-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2014-03-25 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-002-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-03-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
  • 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
  • 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2014-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2014-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2014-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-003-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2014-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2014-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2014-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2014-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
  • 2014-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
  • 2014-04-08 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
  • 2014-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
  • 2014-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2014-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2014-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
  • 2014-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2014-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2014-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
  • 2014-04-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2014-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2014-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2014-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-04-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-021-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2014-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
  • 2014-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  • 2014-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  • 2014-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2014-04-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2014-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 reading-1
  • 2014-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2014-04-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-04-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-04-23 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2014-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2014-04-29 Postponed - Education
  • 2014-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
  • 2014-05-07 Do Pass Education; 009-004-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
  • 2014-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2014-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2014
  • 2014-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2014-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2014-05-20 Third Reading - Consideration Postponed reading-3
  • 2014-05-20 Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 21, 2014
  • 2014-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 032-018-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2014-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2014-08-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2014-08-01 Effective Date January 1, 2015
  • 2014-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0801 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b0db4315-7c6c-42d4-9f6f-0281316e2cb6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).