---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3942"
citation: "Illinois HB 3942 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-03"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/befb120e-db33-4796-a93b-b7b8c5465956"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3942&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77855&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "72eacd3ea607181f6ef6d8032b74569fec702f7498d6b21b5cc45e852b506ace"
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 3942 (98th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board.

## 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=09800HB3942&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77855&DocNum=3942&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3942eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77855&DocNum=3942&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3942enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77855&DocNum=3942&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2014-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-11** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2014-05-01** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-05-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2014-05-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-20** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-26** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 27, 2014
- **2014-05-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1060 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/befb120e-db33-4796-a93b-b7b8c5465956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).