---
type: "Bill"
title: "COM COL-CONTRACT PREFERENCE"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2690"
citation: "Illinois SB 2690 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c9e93df-2514-4c1f-a424-b0bc10195bc2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2690&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37150&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "81c889b82c1fe8e2a576ddf76d811d552d1c0021ec678c254d63ea3970a2399b"
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 2690 (95th) — COM COL-CONTRACT PREFERENCE

Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College 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=09500SB2690&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37150&DocNum=2690&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2690eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37150&DocNum=2690&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2690enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37150&DocNum=2690&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
- **2008-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
- **2008-04-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-04-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2008
- **2008-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2008-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2008-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2008-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2008-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-07-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 10 ,2008
- **2008-07-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-07-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-07-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 043-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-08-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-10-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-10-03** Effective Date October 3, 2008
- **2008-10-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0997 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c9e93df-2514-4c1f-a424-b0bc10195bc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).