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| Bill | TRANSFER REFORM-VARIOUS | Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | SB 1958 | Illinois SB 1958 (104th) |
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Illinois SB 1958 (104th) — TRANSFER REFORM-VARIOUS
Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Higher Education — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Higher Education — 11–0 (pass) · lower
- Higher Education — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Higher Education, Amendment 2 — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Higher Education, Amendment 1 — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Higher Education, Amendment 2 — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-06 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
filing - 2025-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-02-25 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2025-03-19 Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000
- 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
amendment-introduction - 2025-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- 2025-04-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025
- 2025-04-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
- 2025-04-10 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-04-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro
amendment-passage - 2025-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2025-04-10 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-10 Arrived in House
introduction - 2025-04-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- 2025-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- 2025-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- 2025-04-17 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2025-04-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
amendment-introduction - 2025-04-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-04-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- 2025-04-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2025-04-30 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
- 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-14 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- 2025-05-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-22 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2025-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- 2025-05-22 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2025-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 26, 2025
- 2025-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Cristina Castro
filing - 2025-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Cristina Castro
filing - 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
- 2025-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
- 2025-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000
- 2025-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2025-05-31 Senate Concurs
- 2025-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- 2025-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2025
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0402
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0cb5c8da-28d7-4bb5-9e70-24d720d8e3f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).