HB 3709 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-STUDENT HLTH SERVICE

Summary
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to health care professionals authorized under State law to prescribe contraception. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if the public institution of higher education's student health services includes a pharmacy, the pharmacy on campus shall dispense contraception to enrolled students who wish to fill their prescriptions at the university pharmacy. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to health care professionals authorized under State law to prescribe medication abortion. Provides that a public institution of higher education that dispenses medication abortion from the university pharmacy shall enter into a referral agreement with a tertiary care facility with obstetrics and gynecological services in the event of complication from medication abortion or suspected complicated pregnancy prior to dispensing medication abortion. Requires each public institution of higher education to report annually to the Board of Higher Education that policies under the provisions have been adopted. Requires the Board to post to its website annually each public institution of higher education's compliance with the policies under the provisions. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Signed Aug 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Aug 22, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized as Enrolled, incorporating changes to ensure clear access to contraception and medication abortion on public college campuses. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new requirement for campuses to physically provide medication abortion at a location on campus, expanding beyond just prescribing it. The text was also cleaned up to remove internal draft markers and standardize formatting.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was expanded to require the physical availability of medication abortion on campus, whereas the previous version only required access to providers who could prescribe it.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for student health services to provide access to health care professionals who can prescribe contraception to a requirement that their collective scopes of practice must include both prescribing and dispensing contraception.

Added a new subsection requiring public institutions to make medication abortion available at a physical location on campus, rather than just allowing students to access it through telehealth or external providers.

Added a new subsection requiring institutions to post information on their student health websites explaining how students can access medication abortion on campus.

Clarified that if a campus pharmacy exists, it must dispense contraception to students who wish to fill prescriptions there.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal draft headers and standardized the layout of the text to match the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

3619
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 30, 2025
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican19
19 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
79
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
5
Aug 22, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 078-039-000
lower
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
lower
May 31, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 30, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Anna Moeller
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-040-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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