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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-MONETARY AWARD PROG"
description: "Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012. In provisions regarding institution and program approval criteria, provides that a part of the criteria for approval is fair and equitable reimbursement in the case of an unfair or deceptive practice finding. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning the monetary award program, sets forth provisions concerning an institution that received monetary award program funds at a time the institution was using unfair or deceptive practices, including refunding State funds to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and awarding grants to students who attended that institution. Amends the State Finance Act to create the MAP Refund Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2898"
citation: "Illinois HB 2898 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Maurice A. West, II"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 76
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41a8829a-71de-45d0-8fb8-0936478edaea"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2898&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148040&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "8bcb2bf1a1cb35dea17895522ede00b8e9f2cd1161d34d23d000b76b148d91b4"
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 2898 (103rd) — HIGHER ED-MONETARY AWARD PROG
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012. In provisions regarding institution and program approval criteria, provides that a part of the criteria for approval is fair and equitable reimbursement in the case of an unfair or deceptive practice finding. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning the monetary award program, sets forth provisions concerning an institution that received monetary award program funds at a time the institution was using unfair or deceptive practices, including refunding State funds to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and awarding grants to students who attended that institution. Amends the State Finance Act to create the MAP Refund Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2898.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2898eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2898ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2898enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **551** (pass) · lower
- Higher Education — **84** (pass) · lower
- Higher Education — **110** (pass) · lower
- Higher Education, Amendment 1 — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
- William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `filing`
- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2023-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2023-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2023-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
- **2023-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2023-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- **2023-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2023-04-19** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2023-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2023-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2023-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2023-04-20** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-04-25** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- **2023-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2023-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2023-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-05-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-05-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2023-05-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-05-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2023-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-05-16** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Waive Posting Notice
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000
- **2023-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2023-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2023
- **2023-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0536 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41a8829a-71de-45d0-8fb8-0936478edaea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).