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IL HB 4304

enrolled

HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 4304 pass?

Not yet law. IL HB 4304 has passed both chambers and is enrolled, awaiting executive action (signature or veto). Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Sent to the Governor

What is IL HB 4304 about?

IL HB 4304 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS”.

Who sponsors IL HB 4304?

Katie Stuart, Michael W. Halpin are the primary sponsors of IL HB 4304, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-03-27
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Sent to the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Katie Stuartprimary
  • Michael W. Halpinprimary
  • Sharon Chungcosponsor
  • Emanuel "Chris" Welchcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Sent to the Governor

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  2. 2026-05-31

    Passed Both Houses

  3. 2026-05-31

    Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000

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  4. 2026-05-22

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026

  5. 2026-05-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026

  6. 2026-05-21

    Second Reading

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  7. 2026-05-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2026

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  8. 2026-05-20

    Do Pass Executive; 008-004-000

  9. 2026-05-15

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  10. 2026-05-08

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  11. 2026-04-28

    Assigned to Executive

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  12. 2026-04-16

    Referred to Assignments

  13. 2026-04-16

    First Reading

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  14. 2026-04-16

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  15. 2026-04-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2026

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  16. 2026-04-15

    Arrive in Senate

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  17. 2026-04-14

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000

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  18. 2026-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  19. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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  20. 2026-04-10

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

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  21. 2026-04-10

    Second Reading - Short Debate

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  22. 2026-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000

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  23. 2026-04-07

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

  24. 2026-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

  25. 2026-03-27

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  26. 2026-03-27

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

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  27. 2026-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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  28. 2026-03-19

    Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000

  29. 2026-02-25

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  30. 2026-02-11

    Assigned to Higher Education Committee

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  31. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Rules Committee

  32. 2026-01-14

    First Reading

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  33. 2026-01-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Higher Education

    2026-03-19 · pass · 7-4

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Chung, Sharon: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Stuart, Katie: yes
    • Friess, David: no
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: no
    • Ugaste, Dan: no
    • Swanson, Dan: no
    • Ammons, Carol: not voting
  • Higher Education, Amendment 1

    2026-04-08 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
    • Friess, David: yes
    • Crawford, Michael: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Stuart, Katie: yes
    • Ugaste, Dan: yes
    • Swanson, Dan: yes
    • Ammons, Carol: not voting
    • Hernandez, Norma: not voting
    • Rosenthal, Wayne A: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2026-04-14 · pass · 72-37

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Benton: yes
    • Ortíz: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Scherer: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Chung: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • DeLaRosa: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Haas: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hammond: no
    • Reick: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Hauter: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Sanalitro: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Schweizer: no
    • Coffey: no
    • Severin: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Spain: no
    • Keicher: no
    • Deering: no
    • Swanson: no
    • La Ha: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Ugaste: no
    • Elik: no
    • Weaver: no
    • McCombie: no
    • Weber: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Meier: no
    • Friess: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Miller: no
    • Windhorst: no
    • Moore: no
    • Ammons: excused
    • Andrade: excused
    • Rosenthal: excused
    • Huynh: excused
    • Kelly: excused
    • Tarver: excused
    • Grant: excused
    • Avelar: not voting
    • Stephens: not voting
  • Executive

    2026-05-20 · pass · 8-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aquino, Omar: yes
    • Cunningham, Bill: yes
    • Castro, Cristina: yes
    • Harmon, Don: yes
    • Hunter, Mattie: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Murphy, Laura M: yes
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: no
    • Curran, John F: no
    • Rezin, Sue: no
    • Tracy, Jil: no
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2026-05-31 · pass · 37-19

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Joyce: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Stadelman: yes
    • Lightford: yes
    • Loughran Cappel: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Belt: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Halpin: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Preston: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Jones, E.: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Lewis: no
    • Arellano, L.: no
    • Syverson: no
    • Fowler: no
    • Balkema: no
    • Tracy: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Turner, S.: no
    • McClure: no
    • Harriss, E.: no
    • Chesney: no
    • Plummer: no
    • Hills: no
    • Curran: no
    • Wilcox: no
    • DeWitte: no
    • Rezin: no
    • Rose: no
    • Fine: not voting
    • Turner, D.: not voting
    • Collins: not voting

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