republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-4173.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TRUSTEES OF SCHOOLS"
description: "Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the trustees of schools of Township 38 North, Range 12 East, provides that the school business of the township shall be transacted by 4 elected trustees and 3 trustees who are appointed by the school boards (or officers) of specified school districts (rather than 3 elected trustees). Allows an elected trustee and an appointed trustee to represent the same school district. Provides that any trustee, whether elected or appointed, may serve as an officer of the trustees of schools. Sets forth the procedures for the appointment and term of the 3 appointed trustees. Provides that no person shall be nominated for the office of trustee of schools in townships containing 20,000 inhabitants or over except by a petition signed by a least 5% or 500 of the voters of the school township who last cast votes in the most recent election, whichever is less (rather than except by a petition signed by at least 25 voters of the school township). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4173"
citation: "Illinois HB 4173 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Antonio Muñoz", "Michael J. Zalewski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-15"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e713f98-42c4-4ca9-9718-19e5d213bb3d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4173&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=136976&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c3795591f3e412338c6955567da48ed64bfcd1dc9cebc73394f61b3e213d5cc3"
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 4173 (102nd) — SCH CD-TRUSTEES OF SCHOOLS

Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the trustees of schools of Township 38 North, Range 12 East, provides that the school business of the township shall be transacted by 4 elected trustees and 3 trustees who are appointed by the school boards (or officers) of specified school districts (rather than 3 elected trustees). Allows an elected trustee and an appointed trustee to represent the same school district. Provides that any trustee, whether elected or appointed, may serve as an officer of the trustees of schools. Sets forth the procedures for the appointment and term of the 3 appointed trustees. Provides that no person shall be nominated for the office of trustee of schools in townships containing 20,000 inhabitants or over except by a petition signed by a least 5% or 500 of the voters of the school township who last cast votes in the most recent election, whichever is less (rather than except by a petition signed by at least 25 voters of the school township). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4173.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4173eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4173enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **68–43** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2021-10-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-10-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-043-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2022-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Postponed - Executive
- **2022-03-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-05** Do Pass Executive; 011-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2022
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0924 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e713f98-42c4-4ca9-9718-19e5d213bb3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).