---
type: "Bill"
title: "$BHE FY12 OCE"
description: "Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Higher Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, as follows: General Funds $30,493,400; Other State Funds $3,430,000; Federal Funds $5,500,000; Total $39,423,400."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2443"
citation: "Illinois SB 2443 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-23"
last_action: "2012-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfc4b111-d0fc-4230-8424-c774caa77a4d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2443&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=59598&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5e8b8423f04784b2dffeafb519cc180ce00d18b064fcb6837417f718317581ab"
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 2443 (97th) — $BHE FY12 OCE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Higher Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, as follows: General Funds $30,493,400; Other State Funds $3,430,000; Federal Funds $5,500,000; Total $39,423,400.

## 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/SB/PDF/09700SB2443.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB2443eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB2443enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **30–29** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **30–29** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **31–26** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **63–55** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-02-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-03** Assigned to Appropriations II `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-15** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2011
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations II
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Appropriations II
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Appropriations II
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Appropriations II
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-05-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 031-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2011-05-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-16** Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-07-23** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 063-055-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Appropriations I `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Appropriations I `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Appropriations I; 007-004-000
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Appropriations I; 007-004-000
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 030-029-000
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 030-029-000
- **2012-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2012
- **2012-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0729 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfc4b111-d0fc-4230-8424-c774caa77a4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).