---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED ADMISSION-NO TESTING"
description: "Creates the Higher Education Fair Admissions Act. Provides that a public institution of higher education may not require applicants who are residents of Illinois to submit standardized college admissions test scores to the institution as a part of the admissions process. Provides that the submission of standardized test scores to the institution shall be at the option of the applicant. Requires the adoption of a policy. Effective January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Illinois HB 226 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Belt", "LaToya Greenwood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f414755e-16b9-4c41-8e2d-6db840c48fa6"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=226&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128098&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "4b3ed96c21204e15efe52177a3e93d212a672f840bd41da0ec566f9e7b426514"
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 226 (102nd) — HIGHER ED ADMISSION-NO TESTING

Creates the Higher Education Fair Admissions Act. Provides that a public institution of higher education may not require applicants who are residents of Illinois to submit standardized college admissions test scores to the institution as a part of the admissions process. Provides that the submission of standardized test scores to the institution shall be at the option of the applicant. Requires the adoption of a policy. Effective January 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0226.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0226eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0226enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–9** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `filing`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2021-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-03-25** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 109-008-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 045-009-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0054 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f414755e-16b9-4c41-8e2d-6db840c48fa6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).