republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-815.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-VET & GUARD GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning veteran grants with regard to who qualifies for assistance, the type of assistance, notification to the postsecondary institution, and administration of the program. Makes changes concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program with regard to who is eligible for a grant and what the grant covers. Effective July 1, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 815"
citation: "Illinois HB 815 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62c8b50f-6859-4a68-9ad6-20cdd58eb834"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=815&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15405&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7efb3af98a16a31164747de79952b6687e6142960c1a6fc346f708e02c714a59"
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 815 (94th) — HIGHER ED-VET & GUARD GRANTS

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning veteran grants with regard to who qualifies for assistance, the type of assistance, notification to the postsecondary institution, and administration of the program. Makes changes concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program with regard to who is eligible for a grant and what the grant covers. Effective July 1, 2005.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0815&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15405&DocNum=815&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0815eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15405&DocNum=815&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0815enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15405&DocNum=815&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `filing`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger Jenisch
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-02-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2005
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0583 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62c8b50f-6859-4a68-9ad6-20cdd58eb834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).