---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-LINE ITEM APPROPS"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act. Requires appropriations for higher education to be by separate line items and not by lump sum. Defines terms. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1543"
citation: "Illinois HB 1543 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-07"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46fdfd6f-7ab9-4c5c-bb4d-415c2750e712"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1543&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2325&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c59a007f3c230be4b6c6c14af07933e747560363b5b426a6dc11a326c371cf16"
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 1543 (93rd) — HIGHER ED-LINE ITEM APPROPS

Amends the State Finance Act. Requires appropriations for higher education to be by separate line items and not by lump sum. Defines 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=09300HB1543&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2325&DocNum=1543&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1543eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2325&DocNum=1543&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1543enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2325&DocNum=1543&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kurt M. Granberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg `filing`
- **2003-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-02-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2003-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Postponed - Executive
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kurt M. Granberg; Motion #1
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2003
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0229 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46fdfd6f-7ab9-4c5c-bb4d-415c2750e712`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).