---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 744"
citation: "Illinois HB 744 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12ecf477-9164-4f38-bf0b-faeb789f2bf1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=744&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=114972&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "03936747f0025d9d2659f2ada39aab342f695e5343bca5fdd51125e52b79be49"
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 744 (101st) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10100HB0744&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114972&DocNum=744&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0744eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114972&DocNum=744&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0744enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114972&DocNum=744&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2019-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2019-10-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-21** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
- **2019-10-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2019-10-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2019-10-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2019-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-10-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-10-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-10-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2019-10-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-10-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2019-11-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-11-06** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As November 14, 2019
- **2019-11-06** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 13, 2019
- **2019-11-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 14, 2019
- **2019-11-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-11-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-12-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-20** Effective Date June 1, 2020
- **2019-12-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0613 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12ecf477-9164-4f38-bf0b-faeb789f2bf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).