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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM"
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description: "Amends the State Treasurer Act. Establishes the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program as a part of the College Savings Pool (currently, not a part of the College Savings Pool), subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Requires the Department of Public Health and the Department of Revenue to provide the State Treasurer with specified information concerning eligible children under the Program. Modifies provisions concerning seed funds, unclaimed seed funds, and incentives and partnerships. Establishes the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury (currently, held outside of the State treasury). Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Director of Revenue may exchange information with the State Treasurer's Office for the purpose of administering the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund. Modifies defined terms. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "SB 166"
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citation: "Illinois SB 166 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Belt", "Sonya M. Harper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 59
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-09"
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last_action: "2021-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec6379ad-8e72-45d4-a4fc-c9ecad41f55d"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=166&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=129215&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "70689ff60d548f892606468a13d18d06aa353393d033b8ad9e74183ea68c4f40"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 166 (102nd) — HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM
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Amends the State Treasurer Act. Establishes the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program as a part of the College Savings Pool (currently, not a part of the College Savings Pool), subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Requires the Department of Public Health and the Department of Revenue to provide the State Treasurer with specified information concerning eligible children under the Program. Modifies provisions concerning seed funds, unclaimed seed funds, and incentives and partnerships. Establishes the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury (currently, held outside of the State treasury). Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Director of Revenue may exchange information with the State Treasurer's Office for the purpose of administering the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund. Modifies defined terms. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0166.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0166eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0166ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0166ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0166enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `filing`
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- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-17** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Do Pass Higher Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2021
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- **2021-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
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- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
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- **2021-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
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- **2021-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
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- **2021-05-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
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- **2021-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-042-001 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2021-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2021-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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- **2021-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
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- **2021-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2021
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- **2021-06-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2021-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
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- **2021-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
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- **2021-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2021-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2021-06-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2021-06-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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- **2021-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2021-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2021-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 036-017-000
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- **2021-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 036-017-000
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- **2021-06-01** Senate Concurs
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- **2021-06-01** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2021-06-01** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2021
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- **2021-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0029 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec6379ad-8e72-45d4-a4fc-c9ecad41f55d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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