---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-AG SCI/ED"
description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. With respect to the high school coursework that a person must satisfactorily complete for university admission, adds agricultural sciences as a course option for the science category and agricultural education as a course option for the electives category."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3218"
citation: "Illinois HB 3218 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Nicholas K. Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16e4cec0-c562-40f8-98cd-f4f48609857e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3218&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132145&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b4b51d04ee7f53667de07fa0ed4b2a5ecc6ca1b17bdd4ae8d7d7415cb3710626"
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 3218 (102nd) — HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-AG SCI/ED

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. With respect to the high school coursework that a person must satisfactorily complete for university admission, adds agricultural sciences as a course option for the science category and agricultural education as a course option for the electives category.

## 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/10200HB3218.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3218eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3218ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3218ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3218enr.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2021-03-25** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-25** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0403 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16e4cec0-c562-40f8-98cd-f4f48609857e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).