---
type: "Bill"
title: "EIU-TUITION DISCOUNT PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Eastern Illinois University Law. Extends the repeal of the tuition affordability discount program from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2026. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 930"
citation: "Illinois SB 930 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed882e58-68eb-4eef-8cd7-5d166b1c4428"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=930&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103075&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5b3388b158da18f7f5409ace750262351079b840e17de6f47ed8446b29942e80"
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 SB 930 (100th) — EIU-TUITION DISCOUNT PROGRAM

Amends the Eastern Illinois University Law. Extends the repeal of the tuition affordability discount program from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2026. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=10000SB0930&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103075&DocNum=930&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0930eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103075&DocNum=930&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0930enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103075&DocNum=930&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
- **2017-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2017-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0086 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed882e58-68eb-4eef-8cd7-5d166b1c4428`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).