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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BOUNDARY CHANGES"
description: "Amends the Boundary Changes Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the purpose and applicability of the Article; a definition of \"legal resident voter\"; school districts in educational service regions of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants; changes to boundaries by detachment or dissolution; petitions for dissolution; the requirements for granting petitions; copies of a petition; a detachment set aside upon petition; petition filing, notices, hearings, and decisions; the Administrative Review Law; a limitation on successive petitions; the effective date of a change; maps showing changes; teacher transfer; the annexation of dissolved non-operating districts; the termination of offices; a limitation on contesting boundary changes; and the applicability of the amendatory Act. Repeals provisions concerning county references, a change of boundaries in 2 or more counties, special charter districts, an election ordered by the regional superintendent of schools, the annexation of territory eliminated from a non-high school district, the title to school sites and buildings, and the distribution of accumulated funds. Makes related changes in other Articles of the School Code. Effective July 1, 2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2612"
citation: "Illinois HB 2612 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84cd90ed-cc7a-478a-b419-7ae38f39a49d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2612&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103882&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "9bc82466a2005e4c9edd1c2b2a5a50dc9f424fbfe37ea0e9a848e53dd917fd82"
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 2612 (100th) — SCH CD-BOUNDARY CHANGES
Amends the Boundary Changes Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the purpose and applicability of the Article; a definition of "legal resident voter"; school districts in educational service regions of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants; changes to boundaries by detachment or dissolution; petitions for dissolution; the requirements for granting petitions; copies of a petition; a detachment set aside upon petition; petition filing, notices, hearings, and decisions; the Administrative Review Law; a limitation on successive petitions; the effective date of a change; maps showing changes; teacher transfer; the annexation of dissolved non-operating districts; the termination of offices; a limitation on contesting boundary changes; and the applicability of the amendatory Act. Repeals provisions concerning county references, a change of boundaries in 2 or more counties, special charter districts, an election ordered by the regional superintendent of schools, the annexation of territory eliminated from a non-high school district, the title to school sites and buildings, and the distribution of accumulated funds. Makes related changes in other Articles of the School Code. Effective July 1, 2017.
## 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=10000HB2612&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103882&DocNum=2612&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2612eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103882&DocNum=2612&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2612enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103882&DocNum=2612&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2017-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
- **2017-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2017-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2017-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0374 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84cd90ed-cc7a-478a-b419-7ae38f39a49d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).