Illinois Senate Bill 994

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Washington School District 52 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 if specified conditions are met, including requiring that the school board determine that the projects set forth in the proposition for the issuance of the bonds were and are required because of the age, condition, or capacity of the district's existing school buildings. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation and must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date. Effective immediately.

EDUCATION-TECH

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Sen. David Koehler [D]

Rep. Dennis Tipsword [R]

Rep. Jason Bunting [R]

2023-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
2023-04-14	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
2023-03-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-30	House	First Reading
2023-03-30	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2023-03-30	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2023-03-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
2023-03-29	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett
2023-03-29	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
2023-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
2023-03-24	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Tom Bennett
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tom Bennett
2023-03-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
2023-03-09	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
2023-03-02	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-02	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-02	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	1A-4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=994&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0994.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0994eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0994sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB0994_03292023_015000T.pdf