2023-2024 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB5655: HIGHER ED-NATL GUARD/RESERVIST
Legislative Summary
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who is a member of the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United States or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States to submit classwork and complete any other class assignments missed due to the student participating in a drill required as a member of the National Guard or the reserve component.
Bill History
2/9/2024
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
House of Representatives
2/9/2024
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/9/2024
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-001-000
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/24/2024
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/24/2024
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Senate
4/24/2024
First Reading
Senate
4/24/2024
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/30/2024
Assigned to Higher Education
Senate
4/30/2024
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
Senate
5/8/2024
Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000
Senate
5/8/2024
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024
Senate
5/8/2024
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Senate
5/8/2024
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
Senate
5/9/2024
Second Reading
Senate
5/9/2024
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate
5/9/2024
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate
5/17/2024
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
Senate
5/23/2024
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
Senate
5/23/2024
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/23/2024
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Senate
5/23/2024
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
House of Representatives
5/24/2024
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments:
Senate
5/24/2024
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
Senate
5/24/2024
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Senate
5/24/2024
Passed Both Houses
House of Representatives
6/21/2024
Sent to the Governor
House of Representatives
8/9/2024
Governor Approved
House of Representatives
8/9/2024
Effective Date January 1, 2025
House of Representatives
8/9/2024
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0871
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 001
5/23/2024Not Adopted
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
3/20/2024Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(8/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 27
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Kifowit
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (39)
Daniel Swanson
Republican
Mike Coffey
Republican
Wayne Rosenthal
Republican
Brandun Schweizer
Republican
Paul Jacobs
Republican
David Friess
Republican
Katie Stuart
Democrat
Norine Hammond
Republican
Maurice West
Democrat
Cyril Nichols
Democrat
Sue Scherer
Democrat
Emanuel Welch
Democrat
Elizabeth Hernandez
Democrat
Suzanne Ness
Democrat
Diane Blair-Sherlock
Democrat
Debbie Meyers-Martin
Democrat
Anna Moeller
Democrat
Travis Weaver
Republican
Daniel Didech
Democrat
Michelle Mussman
Democrat
Joyce Mason
Democrat
Gregg Johnson
Democrat
Nicholas Smith
Democrat
Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Democrat
Mary Gill
Democrat
Harry Benton
Democrat
Michael Kelly
Democrat
Chris Miller
Republican
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Anthony DeLuca
Democrat
Sharon Chung
Democrat
Patrick Windhorst
Republican
Dave Severin
Republican
Jason Bunting
Republican
Mike Porfirio
Democrat
Patrick Joyce
Democrat
Michael Hastings
Democrat
Christopher Belt
Democrat
Steve McClure
Republican