---
type: "Bill"
title: "BD HIGHER ED-MASTER PLAN"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education's master plan to include higher education affordability and accessibility measures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4094"
citation: "Illinois HB 4094 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/404c7cf9-a636-4e45-97c9-92bee0f77522"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4094&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46946&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2fb9932e1f8172921ec61f01debc6f65811b81a1306cbab59f440075322351dc"
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 4094 (96th) — BD HIGHER ED-MASTER PLAN

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education's master plan to include higher education affordability and accessibility measures.

## 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=09600HB4094&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46946&DocNum=4094&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4094eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46946&DocNum=4094&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4094enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46946&DocNum=4094&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-03-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-03-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0319 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/404c7cf9-a636-4e45-97c9-92bee0f77522`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).