---
type: "Bill"
title: "GA SCHOLARSHIP-ANY STATE UNIV"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that each member of the General Assembly may annually nominate 2 students for scholarships at any State supported university (now one of the 2 must be to the University of Illinois). Makes related changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3274"
citation: "Illinois HB 3274 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-27"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4bd2e18-ff1b-4e80-8fc1-a847ee6a77b7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3274&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5908&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "b400e7ee016f19f9db3a5c63bfc2145c155e9e0f9b5068710de9933400d39454"
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 3274 (93rd) — GA SCHOLARSHIP-ANY STATE UNIV

Amends the School Code. Provides that each member of the General Assembly may annually nominate 2 students for scholarships at any State supported university (now one of the 2 must be to the University of Illinois). Makes related changes. 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=09300HB3274&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5908&DocNum=3274&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3274eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5908&DocNum=3274&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3274enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5908&DocNum=3274&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **87–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2003-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-027-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 010-001-000 `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; 056-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date July 24, 2003
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0349 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4bd2e18-ff1b-4e80-8fc1-a847ee6a77b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).