SCH CD-BOARD ELECTIONS
Summary
Amends the School Code. Permits a congressional township comprising the territory of a school district to pass, by a 2/3 vote of all voters voting on the question, a proposition to elect board members at large and without restriction by area of residence within the district.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 15, 2015
Signed Jul 21, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2015 · House May 14, 2015
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Apr 15, 2015
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jul 21, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 14, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-4)
senate
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan
upper
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 17, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
upper
Feb 19, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 017-000-000
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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