republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-463.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "GED TESTING-TRANSFER TO ICCB"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act. Transfers all powers and duties of the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education with regard to high school equivalency testing under the School Code to the Illinois Community College Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 463"
citation: "Illinois SB 463 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-16"
last_action: "2005-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/255d36cc-4a07-4369-8a1d-5e69fc819326"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=463&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17250&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "835e726812fae3bad6fe28b8ef8087a277b1110d147a2c6db19fa4832dd74dd3"
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 463 (94th) — GED TESTING-TRANSFER TO ICCB

Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act. Transfers all powers and duties of the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education with regard to high school equivalency testing under the School Code to the Illinois Community College Board.

## 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=09400SB0463&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17250&DocNum=463&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0463eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17250&DocNum=463&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0463enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17250&DocNum=463&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-03-03** Do Pass Higher Education; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2005
- **2005-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2005
- **2005-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Re-assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-05-04** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 20, 2005
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-01** Effective Date July 1, 2005
- **2005-07-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0108 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/255d36cc-4a07-4369-8a1d-5e69fc819326`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).