---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning advising and counseling the Governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 858"
citation: "Illinois SB 858 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-11-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5263e65f-67aa-4d69-8da7-35ed812dc737"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=858&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28826&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "d227724470f5f6105f23929964bdce816444b4e25b4967716068b6182c2ff4b6"
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 858 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning advising and counseling the Governor.

## 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=09500SB0858&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28826&DocNum=858&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0858eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28826&DocNum=858&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0858enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28826&DocNum=858&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
- **2007-06-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-07-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-07-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-07-11** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-07-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-07-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-07-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2007-07-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-07-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-07-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2007
- **2007-07-27** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-31** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-07-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) August 4, 2007
- **2007-08-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-08-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-08-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-08-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-08-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-08-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-08-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-08-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2007-08-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-08-03** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-08-03** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-August 4, 2007
- **2007-08-03** Fiscal Note Filed as Amended, from the Illinois Community College System.
- **2007-08-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-08-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2007-08-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-08-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-08-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 006-000-000
- **2007-08-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-08-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2007-08-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-09-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-11-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-11-05** Effective Date November 5, 2007
- **2007-11-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0694 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5263e65f-67aa-4d69-8da7-35ed812dc737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).