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type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special charter districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 494"
citation: "Illinois HB 494 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/064c699a-f045-45b6-861c-27ac1041d8f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=494&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70518&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9fd57e306e9e7478cd65035cd08f035d0374be32a24e18bb587c2890f056f4ad"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0494&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70518&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0494eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70518&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0494enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70518&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8036** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **467** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/064c699a-f045-45b6-861c-27ac1041d8f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).