HB 4979104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4979
HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Katie Stuart, Mary Edly-Allen
- Cosponsors (2)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Mattie Hunter
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Higher Education, Senate Higher Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 20, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Harris, N., Chesney
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Cunningham, Bill, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Edly-Allen, Mary, Guzmán, Graciela, Fowler, Dale, Harriss, Erica, Halpin, Michael W, Koehler, David, Tracy, Jil, Porfirio, Mike, Wilcox, Craig, Villa, Karina
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed103-7
yes (103) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, Ford, West, Meier, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (7) Halbrook, Severin, Davis, Jed, Deering, Friess, Wilhour, Miller
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
not voting (1) McLaughlin
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 PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Friess, David, Chung, Sharon, Hernandez, Barbara, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Ortíz, Aarón M, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Stuart, Katie, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Ugaste, Dan, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Ammons, Carol
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 31, 2026 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-007-000 |
| 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 |
| March 31, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 31, 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; 011-000-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 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.