---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMM COLLEGE-GRANT FUNDING"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that as of July 1, 2012, a community college district must maintain a minimum required combined in-district tuition and universal fee rate per semester credit hour equal to 70% (instead of 85%) of the State-average combined rate, as determined by the Illinois Community College Board, or the total revenue received by the community college district from combined in-district tuition and universal fees must be at least 30% of the total revenue received by the community college district, as determined by the Board, for equalization funding. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1864"
citation: "Illinois HB 1864 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2013-02-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d47e5169-a6fb-40f1-a482-f8c42683273e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1864&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59053&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "53109e3992fc7be88eccedacca7075f323c06a982d30c99c0cfafebc7a073783"
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 1864 (97th) — COMM COLLEGE-GRANT FUNDING

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that as of July 1, 2012, a community college district must maintain a minimum required combined in-district tuition and universal fee rate per semester credit hour equal to 70% (instead of 85%) of the State-average combined rate, as determined by the Illinois Community College Board, or the total revenue received by the community college district from combined in-district tuition and universal fees must be at least 30% of the total revenue received by the community college district, as determined by the Board, for equalization funding. 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/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1864&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59053&DocNum=1864&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1864eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59053&DocNum=1864&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1864enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59053&DocNum=1864&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **95–12** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **94–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2011-03-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Brady
- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-012-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-03-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-03-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-03-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-27** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-03** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-12-03** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-12-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 008-000-000
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-12-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-014-001
- **2012-12-05** House Concurs
- **2012-12-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-12-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-02-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-02-01** Effective Date February 1, 2013
- **2013-02-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1160 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d47e5169-a6fb-40f1-a482-f8c42683273e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).