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Bill	HIGHER ED-UNIFORM ADMISSION	Creates the Public University Uniform Admission Act. Requires each public university in this State to admit first-time freshman applicants as undergraduate students if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 10% or was certified to be in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission and (1) the applicant graduated from an accredited public or private high school in this State or from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense; (2) the applicant successfully completed the minimum college preparatory curriculum requirements for admission to the university and satisfied the ACT college admission assessment or the SAT college admission assessment composite score and subscores required for admission to the university; and (3) if the applicant graduated from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant is a State resident or is entitled to pay tuition fees at the rate provided for State residents. Provides that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is not required to offer admission to applicants who qualify for automatic admission in excess of the number required to fill 75% of the university's enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students in an academic year. Sets forth other provisions concerning the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sets forth other provisions concerning admissions. Provides for additional preparation for college, student outreach, and rulemaking.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 26	Illinois HB 26 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	70	3	2018-11-30	2019-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/3fcbb466-15c2-40db-92b4-342ad795859a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=26&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=113830&SessionID=108&GA=101	f52e1d9b54ffe1c48201d26582ec334c02b7e8b59dd4f3704ad35ddcdac51499	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 26 (101st) — HIGHER ED-UNIFORM ADMISSION

Creates the Public University Uniform Admission Act. Requires each public university in this State to admit first-time freshman applicants as undergraduate students if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 10% or was certified to be in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission and (1) the applicant graduated from an accredited public or private high school in this State or from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense; (2) the applicant successfully completed the minimum college preparatory curriculum requirements for admission to the university and satisfied the ACT college admission assessment or the SAT college admission assessment composite score and subscores required for admission to the university; and (3) if the applicant graduated from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant is a State resident or is entitled to pay tuition fees at the rate provided for State residents. Provides that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is not required to offer admission to applicants who qualify for automatic admission in excess of the number required to fill 75% of the university's enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students in an academic year. Sets forth other provisions concerning the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sets forth other provisions concerning admissions. Provides for additional preparation for college, student outreach, and rulemaking.

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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• André Thapedi — primary (person)
• Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Grant Wehrli — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
• Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
• Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Oberweis — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
• Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-11-30 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi filing
• 2019-01-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-01-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2019-01-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
• 2019-01-29 Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2019-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2019-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2019-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
• 2019-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
• 2019-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2019-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
• 2019-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. André Thapedi
• 2019-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2019-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
• 2019-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2019-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2019-03-28 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2019-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2019-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2019-04-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-04 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2019-05-08 Postponed - Higher Education
• 2019-05-10 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
• 2019-05-14 Re-assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Waive Posting Notice
• 2019-05-15 Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
• 2019-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins amendment-introduction
• 2019-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
• 2019-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2019-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
• 2019-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
• 2019-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
• 2019-05-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins amendment-passage
• 2019-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2019-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2019-05-23 Arrived in House introduction
• 2019-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2019-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. André Thapedi
• 2019-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
• 2019-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2019-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
• 2019-05-29 House Concurs
• 2019-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
• 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 . . . . . . . . . 101-0448 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3fcbb466-15c2-40db-92b4-342ad795859a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).