---
type: "Bill"
title: "BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties delegated to the Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 920"
citation: "Illinois HB 920 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d17a1f1-c916-4779-b43e-d40e40eb4960"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=920&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1334&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e46fe8d268a4ba5dae63b7080079bc2f07fb8ecf80045a328927e3be3ecf7ca7"
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 920 (93rd) — BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties delegated to the Board.

## 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=09300HB0920&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1334&DocNum=920&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0920eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1334&DocNum=920&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0920enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1334&DocNum=920&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **70–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-043-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2003-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Sponsor Removed Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-05-29** Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-05-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang; Motion #1
- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-04** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; by Voice Vote
- **2003-11-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000
- **2003-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-11-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-11-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-12-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-12-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-12-23** Effective Date December 23, 2003
- **2003-12-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0628 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d17a1f1-c916-4779-b43e-d40e40eb4960`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).