---
type: "Bill"
title: "$BD HIGHER ED-TECH"
description: "Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for its FY12 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 116"
citation: "Illinois HB 116 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-13"
last_action: "2011-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd646957-4fc0-4416-a9a0-a9659fe895ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=116&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54675&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d5e0e07b5586f4f1fa99c7cb15eb92bb3052df0add2097f780e29d80aa54cc33"
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 116 (97th) — $BD HIGHER ED-TECH

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for its FY12 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2011.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/PDF/09700HB0116.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/PDF/09700HB0116eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/PDF/09700HB0116enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2011-01-13** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
- **2011-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2011-03-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-31** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Assigned to Appropriations I `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-13** Do Pass Appropriations I; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 13, 2011
- **2011-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-005-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2011
- **2011-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0054 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd646957-4fc0-4416-a9a0-a9659fe895ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).