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Bill	HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM	Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall establish the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program for the purpose of expanding access to higher education through savings. Provides for enrollment in the Program. Provides further duties and requirements of the Treasurer regarding the Program. Creates the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund as a fund held outside of the State treasury to be the official repository of all contributions, appropriations, interest, and dividend payments, gifts, or other financial assets received by the State Treasurer in connection with the operation of the Program or related partnerships. Provides for audits and reports concerning the Program. Allows the Treasurer to adopt any rules that may be necessary to implement the Program. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide an exemption for information that is exempt from disclosure under the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 2237	Illinois HB 2237 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	81	2	2019-02-07	2020-05-22	openstates	ocd-bill/51bd036e-9513-4b61-8c4b-634aab792bf1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2237&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118023&SessionID=108&GA=101	ecf4d12e52a30cadf46429552a34f719b9f8be58f63fc0fd4f1bc4c2a34f9cf0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2237 (101st) — HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM

Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall establish the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program for the purpose of expanding access to higher education through savings. Provides for enrollment in the Program. Provides further duties and requirements of the Treasurer regarding the Program. Creates the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund as a fund held outside of the State treasury to be the official repository of all contributions, appropriations, interest, and dividend payments, gifts, or other financial assets received by the State Treasurer in connection with the operation of the Program or related partnerships. Provides for audits and reports concerning the Program. Allows the Treasurer to adopt any rules that may be necessary to implement the Program. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide an exemption for information that is exempt from disclosure under the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 66–42 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 40–15 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
• Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
• Pat McGuire — primary (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
• Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel filing
• 2019-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-19 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
• 2019-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2019-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2019-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2019-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2019-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva
• 2019-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-006-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2019-03-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-14 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2019-03-18 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2019-03-18 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2019-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
• 2019-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
• 2019-03-21 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
• 2019-03-22 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2019-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2019-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2019-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2019-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 012-005-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2019-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2019-04-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
• 2019-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-042-001 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-03 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
• 2019-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Appropriations II referral-committee
• 2019-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2019-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2019-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
• 2019-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2019-05-09 Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-09 Re-assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2019-05-10 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
• 2019-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2019-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2019-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2019-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2019-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2019-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2019-05-17 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019
• 2019-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2019-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2019-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2019-05-22 Do Pass Higher Education; 009-004-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019
• 2019-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2019-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2019-05-23 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019
• 2019-05-24 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 reading-3
• 2019-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2019-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2019-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-23 Effective Date January 1, 2020
• 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0466 became-law
• 2019-08-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2020-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2020-05-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/51bd036e-9513-4b61-8c4b-634aab792bf1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).