republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-3123.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCH COUNSELING SERVICES"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that school counseling services may include actively supporting students in need of special education services by implementing the academic, personal or social, and college or career development services or interventions as required by a school professional per a student's individualized educational program; participating in or contributing to a student's individualized educational program; or completing a social development history (rather than by facilitating, participating in, or contributing to a student's individualized education plan and completing a social-developmental history). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3123"
citation: "Illinois HB 3123 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/deaac908-c87d-448c-b35d-768b9d553cbb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3123&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89264&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "d813d1c3ec9a28bf8f2631f19d6444bcab306a085c4cdfc3d52f4d44198ae2f0"
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 3123 (99th) — SCH CD-SCH COUNSELING SERVICES

Amends the School Code. Provides that school counseling services may include actively supporting students in need of special education services by implementing the academic, personal or social, and college or career development services or interventions as required by a school professional per a student's individualized educational program; participating in or contributing to a student's individualized educational program; or completing a social development history (rather than by facilitating, participating in, or contributing to a student's individualized education plan and completing a social-developmental history). 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=09900HB3123&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89264&DocNum=3123&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3123eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89264&DocNum=3123&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3123enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89264&DocNum=3123&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2015
- **2015-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0276 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/deaac908-c87d-448c-b35d-768b9d553cbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).