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SB 1818 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

U OF I SCHOLARSHIP-VET CHILD

Summary
Amends the University of Illinois Act in a Section concerning scholarships for the children of veterans. Provides that the total number of scholarships annually granted to recipients from each county may not exceed 3. Removes the Civil War and World War I as periods of hostilities for which a county may award a scholarship. Adds any time during the siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 and December 15, 1983 as a period of hostility for which a county may award a scholarship. Provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities listed in the Section because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities. Effective July 1, 2015.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 30, 2015 Signed Aug 17, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015 · House May 28, 2015

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
May 31, 2015
D Democratic34
34 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Aug 17, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 30, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
upper
May 29, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
upper
May 29, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2015
upper
May 28, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 28, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-2)
house
May 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000
lower
May 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 13, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
lower
May 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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