HIGHER ED-FEMININE HYGIENE
Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or leased by the board or over which the board has care, custody, and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or administrative purposes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but replaces the term "feminine hygiene products" with the term "menstrual hygiene products". Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Signed Aug 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
30–13
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican17
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
67
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Aug 5, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-037-000
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart
lower
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-000
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 009-004-000
upper
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
upper
May 5, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-031-000
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
P
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Conroy
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Carroll
DDemocratic
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