HB 2466 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Removes a provision specifically excluding academic programs for incarcerated students from the definition of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution". In provisions concerning the AIM HIGH Grant Program, removes the grant eligibility requirement that an applicant not be incarcerated.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MODERATE

This bill removes barriers for incarcerated students seeking higher education in Illinois. It redefines 'institutions of higher learning' to include programs for incarcerated individuals and eliminates the requirement that applicants for the AIM HIGH Grant Program must not be incarcerated.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of eligible institutions and grant recipients to explicitly include academic programs for incarcerated students.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'institution of higher learning' was updated to include educational organizations that provide academic programs for incarcerated students, whereas the previous version explicitly excluded them.

ELIGIBILITY

The requirement that applicants for the AIM HIGH Grant Program cannot be incarcerated was removed, allowing incarcerated individuals to apply for these grants.

An exception was added to the exclusion of incarcerated students, allowing them to participate in the monetary award program established under Section 35 of the Act.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed to July 1, 2026, replacing the previous placeholder text.

Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

72–39

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 118

Apr 10, 2025

D Democratic78

72 Yea 1 Nay 5

92% Yea

R Republican40

38 Nay 2

95% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2025

Committee

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

upper

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Appropriations- Education

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-039-000

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-002-000

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Higher Education Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors