---
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: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3948"
citation: "Illinois HB 3948 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 74
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-01-03"
last_action: "2014-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8164d8f8-b023-4888-a000-1a91186d281a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3948&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77861&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "40368ec5d825545df365c6af389a31dcc8522e1c6adc0301bb6fe51815c00deb"
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 3948 (98th) — 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=09800HB3948&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77861&DocNum=3948&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3948eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77861&DocNum=3948&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3948enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77861&DocNum=3948&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–16** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **87–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2014-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2014-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 038-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-004-000
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 087-025-000
- **2014-05-28** House Concurs
- **2014-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1036 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8164d8f8-b023-4888-a000-1a91186d281a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).