HIGHER ED-TRANSFER-FEE WAIVER
Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall waive any admissions application fee for a student transferring from a public community college in this State if the transferring student is enrolled in the last semester of a degree program and is on schedule to graduate with a degree. 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 11, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 22, 2024
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
May 22, 2024
D
Democratic76
94% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
12
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
lower
May 22, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2024
lower
May 22, 2024
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Kimberly Du Buclet
DDemocratic
Co
Kimberly Lightford
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Simmons-Gessesse
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Chung
DDemocratic
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