republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-494.md

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Bill	EDUCATION-TECH	Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special charter districts.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 494	Illinois HB 494 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	60	2	2013-01-24	2013-05-24	openstates	ocd-bill/064c699a-f045-45b6-861c-27ac1041d8f1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=494&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70518&SessionID=85&GA=98	9fd57e306e9e7478cd65035cd08f035d0374be32a24e18bb587c2890f056f4ad	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 494 (98th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special charter districts.

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 — 80–36 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 46–7 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
• Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-24 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan filing
• 2013-01-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-25 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-08 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
• 2013-04-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2013-04-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
• 2013-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-003-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2013-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
• 2013-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2013-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2013-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
• 2013-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
• 2013-04-10 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2013-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia amendment-introduction
• 2013-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-11 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
• 2013-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2013-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-15 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-036-001 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2013-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
• 2013-04-17 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2013-04-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2013-04-17 Sponsor Removed Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2013-04-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2013-04-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-18 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2013-04-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 To Subcommittee on Charter Schools
• 2013-05-07 Reported Back To Education; 002-000-001
• 2013-05-08 Do Pass Education; 009-003-001 committee-passage
• 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
• 2013-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2013-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 046-007-002 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-05-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-05-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-05-24 Effective Date May 24, 2013
• 2013-05-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0016 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/064c699a-f045-45b6-861c-27ac1041d8f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).