republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-1107.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-HLTH/LIFE SAFETY-REPAIR"
description: "Amends the School Code. With respect to a school board's power to levy a tax for the purpose of altering or reconstructing a school building or permanent, fixed equipment as a result of an order of an agency having authority to enforce a school building code or a law or regulation for the protection and safety of the environment, provides that, in the case of an emergency situation where the estimated cost to effectuate emergency repairs is less than the amount specified in the contract bidding provisions of the School Code, the school district may proceed with such repairs prior to approval by the State Superintendent of Education under certain conditions. Provides that if the estimated cost to effectuate emergency repairs is greater than the amount specified in the contract bidding provisions of the School Code, then the school district shall proceed in conformity with those provisions and with rules established by the State Board of Education to address such situations. Requires the rules to stipulate that emergency situations must be expedited and given priority consideration. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1107"
citation: "Illinois HB 1107 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a144229e-a0ab-4ac0-ae10-385871d25d2c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1107&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42786&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ed03310e3af058d42b33489568bb4ce1f4f4400147827f0b6113dda05965c95a"
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 1107 (96th) — SCH CD-HLTH/LIFE SAFETY-REPAIR

Amends the School Code. With respect to a school board's power to levy a tax for the purpose of altering or reconstructing a school building or permanent, fixed equipment as a result of an order of an agency having authority to enforce a school building code or a law or regulation for the protection and safety of the environment, provides that, in the case of an emergency situation where the estimated cost to effectuate emergency repairs is less than the amount specified in the contract bidding provisions of the School Code, the school district may proceed with such repairs prior to approval by the State Superintendent of Education under certain conditions. Provides that if the estimated cost to effectuate emergency repairs is greater than the amount specified in the contract bidding provisions of the School Code, then the school district shall proceed in conformity with those provisions and with rules established by the State Board of Education to address such situations. Requires the rules to stipulate that emergency situations must be expedited and given priority consideration. 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=09600HB1107&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42786&DocNum=1107&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1107eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42786&DocNum=1107&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1107enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42786&DocNum=1107&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0252 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a144229e-a0ab-4ac0-ae10-385871d25d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).