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HB 4627 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-VETERANS

Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to establish an admissions process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an application for admission to the University as a freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. Allows the university to request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall semester. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 20, 2016 Signed Aug 15, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2016 · House Apr 20, 2016

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
May 24, 2016
D Democratic28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Aug 15, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Apr 20, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-2)
house
Apr 14, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.