2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB2466: HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT
Legislative Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In the definitions of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution", provides that the exclusion of academic programs for incarcerated students does not apply to the monetary award program. Effective July 1, 2026.
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-002-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-039-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025
Senate
4/15/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Senate
4/23/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/25/2025
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
4/29/2025
Assigned to Appropriations- Education
Senate
5/9/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Senate
5/14/2025
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
5/14/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Senate
5/23/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
3/14/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
4/10/2025
72
Yea
39
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor
Carol Ammons
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Michael Crawford
Democrat
Dagmara Avelar
Democrat
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Kelly Cassidy
Democrat
Will Guzzardi
Democrat
Lindsey LaPointe
Democrat
Theresa Mah
Democrat
Jehan Gordon-Booth
Democrat
Kimberly Du Buclet
Democrat
Rita Mayfield
Democrat
Mary Canty
Democrat
Thaddeus Jones
Democrat
Maurice West
Democrat
Adriane Johnson
Democrat
Rachel Ventura
Democrat
Javier Cervantes
Democrat