IL HB 4979
enactedHIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT
Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did IL HB 4979 pass?
Yes. IL HB 4979 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-31): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690
What is IL HB 4979 about?
IL HB 4979 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT”.
Who sponsors IL HB 4979?
Katie Stuart, Mary Edly-Allen are the primary sponsors of IL HB 4979, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-31
- Latest action
- 2026-07-31 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Katie Stuartprimary
- Mary Edly-Allenprimary
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr.cosponsor
- Mattie Huntercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690
became-law
2026-07-31
Effective Date July 31, 2026
2026-07-31
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2026-06-18
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2026-06-01
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2026-05-21
Passed Both Houses
2026-05-20
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
2026-05-14
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-05-06
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
reading-2
2026-05-06
Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000
2026-04-28
Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-15
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-15
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2026-04-15
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-15
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-14
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-007-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2026-04-10
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-10
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-07
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
2026-03-31
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-31
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
amendment-introduction
2026-03-20
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-19
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
2026-03-04
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06
First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-04
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Higher Education
2026-03-19 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Blair-Sherlock, Diane: yes
- Friess, David: yes
- Chung, Sharon: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
- Stuart, Katie: yes
- Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
- Ugaste, Dan: yes
- Swanson, Dan: yes
- 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 · 103-7
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Haas: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Jones: yes
- Spain: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Swanson: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Syed: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weber: yes
- Ford: yes
- West: yes
- Meier: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Halbrook: no
- Severin: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Deering: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Ammons: excused
- Andrade: excused
- Rosenthal: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Tarver: excused
- Grant: excused
- McLaughlin: not voting
Higher Education
2026-05-06 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Cunningham, Bill: yes
- Bryant, Terri: yes
- Faraci, Paul: yes
- Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
- Guzmán, Graciela: yes
- Fowler, Dale: yes
- Harriss, Erica: yes
- Halpin, Michael W: yes
- Koehler, David: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Wilcox, Craig: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- Lightford, Kimberly A: not voting
Third Reading
2026-05-20 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Harris, N.: not voting
- Chesney: not voting
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