EDUCATION-TECH
This law prohibits public colleges and universities in Illinois from using legacy status or donor connections as a factor when admitting students. It defines legacy status as a familial relationship to a current or former student and explicitly bans schools from considering ties to past, current, or future donors. The bill amends existing education statutes to ensure that admission decisions are made without regard to these specific family or financial connections.
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 17, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 117
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic77
93% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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