republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-3113.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEBT LIMIT-MILFORD TWP H.S."
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, Milford Township High School District 233 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000 if certain conditions are met, including that (1) the voters of the district approve a proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on or after November 4, 2014 and (2) prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that the building and equipping of a new school building is required as a result of the age and condition of an existing school building and the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt limitation. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Requires the bonds to mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3113"
citation: "Illinois SB 3113 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2014-02-07"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f263566e-55a7-45d6-ab9c-a72b76e668f2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3113&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80027&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3844c9088bbbff57eea9a2e6cffa6aa9b02a124aac1fdfaed2911c0d814620d3"
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 SB 3113 (98th) — DEBT LIMIT-MILFORD TWP H.S.

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, Milford Township High School District 233 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000 if certain conditions are met, including that (1) the voters of the district approve a proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on or after November 4, 2014 and (2) prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that the building and equipping of a new school building is required as a result of the age and condition of an existing school building and the issuance of bonds is authorized by a statute that exempts the debt incurred on the bonds from the district's statutory debt limitation. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Requires the bonds to mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800SB3113&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80027&DocNum=3113&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3113eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80027&DocNum=3113&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3113enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80027&DocNum=3113&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Barickman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2014
- **2014-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Josh Harms
- **2014-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Josh Harms `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2014-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 5
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 5 - May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jason A. Barickman `filing`
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jason A. Barickman `filing`
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 010-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 010-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1112 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f263566e-55a7-45d6-ab9c-a72b76e668f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).