---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-NATIONAL GUARD GRANT"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act in the provision concerning the Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program. Provides that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, any person who has served over 10 years in the Illinois National Guard shall be awarded an additional grant to the State-controlled university or community college of his or her choice, consisting of an exemption from tuition and fees for not more than the equivalent of an additional 2 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2229"
citation: "Illinois SB 2229 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee33f694-0a85-4400-9d54-d7485a4e23f7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2229&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73823&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ab934cf885d1bbfbf8e7af06fd8fe387c5fa1d3a0467d4ccaea233f6e044b1c0"
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 2229 (98th) — HIGHER ED-NATIONAL GUARD GRANT

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act in the provision concerning the Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program. Provides that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, any person who has served over 10 years in the Illinois National Guard shall be awarded an additional grant to the State-controlled university or community college of his or her choice, consisting of an exemption from tuition and fees for not more than the equivalent of an additional 2 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800SB2229&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73823&DocNum=2229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2229eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73823&DocNum=2229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2229enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73823&DocNum=2229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–8** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-05-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2013-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-008-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2013-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-05-21** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2013
- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0314 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee33f694-0a85-4400-9d54-d7485a4e23f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).