---
type: "Bill"
title: "PRIV BUS-VOC SCHOOLS-EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Provides that certain educational institutions that enroll students in one or more bachelor-level programs and are accredited by a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education are not considered to be private business and vocational schools. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3088"
citation: "Illinois HB 3088 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-26"
last_action: "2004-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bed38b26-9676-4798-a9b0-90abb84c299c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3088&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5667&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "722121fe8aca045dcffbdcd37f1c79687040e7ee1abe86c7037656607839ccde"
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 3088 (93rd) — PRIV BUS-VOC SCHOOLS-EXEMPTION

Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Provides that certain educational institutions that enroll students in one or more bachelor-level programs and are accredited by a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education are not considered to be private business and vocational schools. 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=09300HB3088&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5667&DocNum=3088&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3088eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5667&DocNum=3088&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3088enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5667&DocNum=3088&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **61–56** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2003-02-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Wirsing
- **2003-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-056-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry D. Woolard
- **2003-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry D. Woolard `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2003-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2004-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
- **2004-04-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2004-04-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-04-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2004-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2004
- **2004-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0919 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bed38b26-9676-4798-a9b0-90abb84c299c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).