---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning reimbursement for a Board member's expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1971"
citation: "Illinois SB 1971 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/976316e2-b077-4cea-9ad3-36845b370305"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1971&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=5114&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "f1d87dce6d47ecf0bafc0627a46faa875d12e0bc2d65f29a8ce33e0e025e00c6"
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 1971 (93rd) — HIGHER EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning reimbursement for a Board member's expenses.

## 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=09300SB1971&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5114&DocNum=1971&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1971eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5114&DocNum=1971&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1971enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5114&DocNum=1971&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Welch — primary (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2004-06-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2004
- **2004-06-25** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2004-06-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-06-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-06-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2004-06-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2004-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-06-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-06-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-06-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-06-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2004-06-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-06-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 1, 2004
- **2004-07-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-07-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2004-07-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patrick Welch `filing`
- **2004-07-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Education; 011-000-000
- **2004-07-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2004-07-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-07-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-09-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-02** Effective Date September 2, 2004
- **2004-09-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1032 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/976316e2-b077-4cea-9ad3-36845b370305`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).