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type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOL DISTRICTS-ISSUE BONDS"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires each public college and university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the United States armed forces as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. Provides that the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services must create and maintain a contact list of all veterans attending the public college or university and may communicate with veterans of the public college or university via email or other electronic means. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1937"
citation: "Illinois SB 1937 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2020-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85eb4e5c-dd9a-4daa-9e59-b5975f51559f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1937&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119809&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "7a0e484f30bbdb6fd91254da1b4f7781f24ccc698e7fe5b4dd109131ffeaf585"
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 1937 (101st) — SCHOOL DISTRICTS-ISSUE BONDS
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires each public college and university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the United States armed forces as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. Provides that the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services must create and maintain a contact list of all veterans attending the public college or university and may communicate with veterans of the public college or university via email or other electronic means. 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=10100SB1937&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119809&DocNum=1937&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1937eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119809&DocNum=1937&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1937enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119809&DocNum=1937&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8827** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **500** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **500** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **500** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-03-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-03-18** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2020-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2020-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2020-05-20** Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2020-05-20** Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2020-05-21** Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1
- **2020-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2020-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2020-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2020-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2020-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2020-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
- **2020-05-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2020-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2020-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2020-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - May 22, 2020
- **2020-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- **2020-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- **2020-05-22** Senate Concurs
- **2020-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2020-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2020-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** Effective Date June 26, 2020
- **2020-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0646 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85eb4e5c-dd9a-4daa-9e59-b5975f51559f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).