SB 1331104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1331
SCHOLARSHIP ACCESSIBILITY ACT
In committee Last action October 24, 2025: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 20
- Prime sponsors
- Kam Buckner, Robert Peters
- Cosponsors (18)
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Anna Moeller, Camille Y. Lilly, Carol Ammons, Christopher Belt, Dagmara Avelar, Hoan Huynh, Kimberly A. Lightford, Kimberly Du Buclet, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Maura Hirschauer, Maurice A. West, II, Michael Crawford, Rachel Ventura, Sara Feigenholtz, Sue Scherer, Willie Preston, Yolonda Morris
Status
In committee as of October 24, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, House Higher Education, Senate Higher Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 31, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-4
yes (9) Castro, Cristina, Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Harmon, Don, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Koehler, David, Hunter, Mattie, Murphy, Laura M
no (4) Curran, John F, DeWitte, Donald P, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
May 31, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed77-37
yes (77) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Hoffman, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Stuart, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Stephens, Deering, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (1) Scherer
May 30, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-4
yes (8) Delgado, Eva-Dina, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Rita, Robert "Bob", Mah, Theresa, Smith, Nicholas K, Tarver II, Curtis J, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
no (4) Cabello, John M, Hammond, Norine K, Spain, Ryan, Stephens, Brad
April 3, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed49-5
yes (49) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Turner, S., McClure, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
no (5) Anderson, Bryant, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer
February 19, 2025State 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, Stadelman, Steve, Porfirio, Mike, Wilcox, Craig, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Lightford, Kimberly A
Timeline 56
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| October 22, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| July 2, 2025 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000 |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Robert Peters |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2025 |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-037-000 |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 31, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| May 31, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| May 31, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| May 31, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 30, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 30, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 30, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 30, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner |
| May 30, 2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert Peters |
| May 30, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 30, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-037-000 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| May 29, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kam Buckner |
| May 9, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| May 5, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025 |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 20, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025 |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.