SB 2690 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

HIGHER ED-REFUGEE-TRANSCRIPT

Summary

Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process. Effective immediately.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

Aug 2024

Introduced Apr 10, 2024 Signed Aug 9, 2024

Floor votes · House May 22, 2024

How they voted

86–22

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 116

May 22, 2024

D Democratic76

71 Yea 1 Nay 4

93% Yea

R Republican40

15 Yea 21 Nay 4

52% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 9, 2024

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-022-000

lower

May 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Committee

Assigned to Higher Education Committee

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2024

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Apr 10, 2024

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000

lower

Feb 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Committee

Assigned to Higher Education

lower

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to Assignments

lower

2 primary · 10 co-sponsors