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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Provides that the State Treasurer may make supplementary deposits to children in financially insecure households if sufficient funds are available. Provides that the State Treasurer shall annually prepare a report that includes a summary of the Program operations for the preceding fiscal year, including, among other items, the rate of seed deposits claimed, and, to the extent data is reported and available, the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic data of beneficiaries and of children in financially insecure households who may receive automatic bonus deposits. Provides that such other information that is relevant to make a full disclosure of the operations of the Program and Fund may also be reported. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3991"
citation: "Illinois SB 3991 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas", "Lakesia Collins"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5337b633-bf82-48f3-9793-a65725e002cb"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3991&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=139095&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "76370ff7488640d171727ea354a91ee8c56ee6b3c0e265025a5ea42007faba1e"
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 SB 3991 (102nd) — HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Provides that the State Treasurer may make supplementary deposits to children in financially insecure households if sufficient funds are available. Provides that the State Treasurer shall annually prepare a report that includes a summary of the Program operations for the preceding fiscal year, including, among other items, the rate of seed deposits claimed, and, to the extent data is reported and available, the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic data of beneficiaries and of children in financially insecure households who may receive automatic bonus deposits. Provides that such other information that is relevant to make a full disclosure of the operations of the Program and Fund may also be reported. Makes conforming changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3991.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3991eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3991enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **480** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1043** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — primary (person)
- Lakesia Collins — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2022-01-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2022-01-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-02-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2022-02-08** Waive Posting Notice
- **2022-02-09** Do Pass Higher Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
- **2022-02-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2022-02-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2022-02-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2022-02-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2022-02-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-02-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2022-02-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2022-03-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2022-03-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2022-03-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2022-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2022-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2022-03-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2022-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2022-03-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2022-03-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2022-03-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-03-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-003-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-07** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-06-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1047 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5337b633-bf82-48f3-9793-a65725e002cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).