---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE POLICE-EDUCATION REQUIRE"
description: "Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a person who has been honorably discharged who served in a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay during deployment on active duty or has at least 4 years of full active and continuous military duty and received an honorable discharge before hiring is deemed to have met the collegiate educational requirements for an appointment of a Department of State Police officer. Provides that any person seeking a promotion to the rank of Sergeant and above shall meet the Department's educational requirements. Effective July 1, 2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3095"
citation: "Illinois HB 3095 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eae223e-df63-43c0-9c9a-c41ce34b3941"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3095&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104684&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c39fd75f653db1c1cf257a5651f93c723e4104a44c6d235152c90afcb4d94a5d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3095 (100th) — STATE POLICE-EDUCATION REQUIRE

Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a person who has been honorably discharged who served in a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay during deployment on active duty or has at least 4 years of full active and continuous military duty and received an honorable discharge before hiring is deemed to have met the collegiate educational requirements for an appointment of a Department of State Police officer. Provides that any person seeking a promotion to the rank of Sergeant and above shall meet the Department's educational requirements. Effective July 1, 2017.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3095&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104684&DocNum=3095&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3095eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104684&DocNum=3095&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3095enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104684&DocNum=3095&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian W. Stewart — primary (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Karen McConnaughay — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Rooney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2017-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2017-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2017-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2017-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Rooney
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2017-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2017
- **2017-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0011 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eae223e-df63-43c0-9c9a-c41ce34b3941`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).