HB 4304104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4304
HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0768
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Katie Stuart, Michael W. Halpin
- Cosponsors (2)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Sharon Chung
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Higher Education, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 31, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed37-19
yes (37) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (19) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
not voting (3) Fine, Turner, D., Collins
May 20, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed8-4
yes (8) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A
no (4) Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Sims Jr., Elgie R
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed72-37
yes (72) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-0
yes (9) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Friess, David, Crawford, Michael, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (3) Ammons, Carol, Hernandez, Norma, Rosenthal, Wayne A
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-4
yes (7) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie
no (4) Friess, David, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Ammons, Carol
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0768 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000 |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 008-004-000 |
| May 15, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| May 8, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2026 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| March 27, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 27, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000 |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 14, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 6, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.