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---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-EXONERATED PERSONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 223"
citation: "Illinois SB 223 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e83d4bbd-36c3-4a6d-b736-f954c01bae83"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=223&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84184&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "dec2b195113f456ccb14027392e47322bf5b25f3e9ef9546914131c8aedc9e87"
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 223 (99th) — HIGHER ED-EXONERATED PERSONS
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights.
## 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=09900SB0223&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84184&DocNum=223&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0223eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84184&DocNum=223&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0223enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84184&DocNum=223&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6739** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3518** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-002-000
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-001-000
- **2015-05-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-05-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2015-05-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2015-05-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 035-018-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2015-05-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** Do Pass / Standard Debate Higher Education Committee; 009-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-05-25** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 067-039-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2015-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0199 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e83d4bbd-36c3-4a6d-b736-f954c01bae83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).