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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-4 YEAR OLDS-ATTEND SCH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 16"
citation: "Illinois HB 16 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 71
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-12-09"
last_action: "2010-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cd37a07-e9a5-48ca-800a-3c62f27228a1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=16&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39899&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7713f5fe34c012a7a8a2d570b12cf31f383451fe116cd276bfa70571516c3ec6"
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 16 (96th) — SCH CD-4 YEAR OLDS-ATTEND SCH
Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009.
## 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=09600HB0016&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0016eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0016enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3914** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **10314** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **9422** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-12-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Held in Education
- **2009-05-06** Held in Education
- **2009-05-08** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 039-014-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2010-04-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-014-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 103-014-000
- **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-05-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-05-17** Effective Date July 1, 2010
- **2010-05-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0893 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cd37a07-e9a5-48ca-800a-3c62f27228a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).