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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED STUDENTS-DISABILITY"
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description: "Creates the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act. Requires a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that the student is an individual with a disability. Requires the policy to be transparent and explicit regarding information about the process by which the public institution of higher education determines eligibility for accommodations for an individual with a disability. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall disseminate such information to students, parents, and faculty in accessible formats and make the information readily available on a public website of the institution. Allows a public institution of higher education to establish less burdensome criteria to establish whether an enrolled or admitted student is an individual with a disability. Requires a public institution of higher education to engage in an interactive process to establish a reasonable accommodation for an individual pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "SB 99"
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citation: "Illinois SB 99 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gregg Johnson", "Laura Fine"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-24"
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last_action: "2023-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec002028-d65f-4a4e-bcf0-c5c2b5bb0c72"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=99&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=143425&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "9e4e5d7e8a4cc200ec6533f1e81bd1d9cbb94ccb66b742fe59e3e6dcc3858e73"
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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 99 (103rd) — HIGHER ED STUDENTS-DISABILITY
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Creates the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act. Requires a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that the student is an individual with a disability. Requires the policy to be transparent and explicit regarding information about the process by which the public institution of higher education determines eligibility for accommodations for an individual with a disability. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall disseminate such information to students, parents, and faculty in accessible formats and make the information readily available on a public website of the institution. Allows a public institution of higher education to establish less burdensome criteria to establish whether an enrolled or admitted student is an individual with a disability. Requires a public institution of higher education to engage in an interactive process to establish a reasonable accommodation for an individual pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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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://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0099.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0099eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0099sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0099enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Higher Education — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Higher Education — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
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- Higher Education — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gregg Johnson — primary (person)
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- Laura Fine — primary (person)
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- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
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- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
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- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
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- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
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- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
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- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
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- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
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- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
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- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine `filing`
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- **2023-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-24** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-02-07** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Higher Education `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000
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- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
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- **2023-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2023-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
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- **2023-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
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- **2023-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2023-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
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- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
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- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
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- **2023-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
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- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
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- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
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- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
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- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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- **2023-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
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- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
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- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
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- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0058 `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/ec002028-d65f-4a4e-bcf0-c5c2b5bb0c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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