republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-4522.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMON SCH FUND-TRNSFRS-CLAIMS"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code. Provides that on or before the 11th and 21st days of each of the months of August through the following June (instead of July), the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Common School Fund and Education Assistance Fund 1/22 (instead of 1/24) of the amount appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to all school districts from those Funds. With respect to payments from the Common School Fund, provides that as soon as may be after the 10th and 20th days of each of the months of August through the following June (instead of July), the State Comptroller shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as directed by the State Board of Education in an amount equal to 1/22 (instead of 1/24) of the total amount to be distributed to school districts for the fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4522"
citation: "Illinois HB 4522 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-17"
last_action: "2008-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3622b965-1ab8-44e0-b6e2-09c14e9b0cc6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4522&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35135&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "87b541574e4e5b21fb1c4a05cf67a26c8a347b484db91758cc303a6e61ec1e76"
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 4522 (95th) — COMMON SCH FUND-TRNSFRS-CLAIMS

Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code. Provides that on or before the 11th and 21st days of each of the months of August through the following June (instead of July), the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Common School Fund and Education Assistance Fund 1/22 (instead of 1/24) of the amount appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to all school districts from those Funds. With respect to payments from the Common School Fund, provides that as soon as may be after the 10th and 20th days of each of the months of August through the following June (instead of July), the State Comptroller shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as directed by the State Board of Education in an amount equal to 1/22 (instead of 1/24) of the total amount to be distributed to school districts for the fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2008.

## 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=09500HB4522&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35135&DocNum=4522&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4522eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35135&DocNum=4522&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4522enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35135&DocNum=4522&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2008-01-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2008-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-02-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2008-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2008-02-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-02-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 28, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2008
- **2008-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0835 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3622b965-1ab8-44e0-b6e2-09c14e9b0cc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).