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| Bill | HIGHER ED-INSTATE TUITION-MIL | Amends the Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, provides that if a person is on active military duty and is stationed out of State, but he or she was stationed in this State immediately prior to being reassigned out of State, then the governing board of each university shall deem that person and any of his or her dependents Illinois residents for tuition purposes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 5905 | Illinois HB 5905 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 43 | 2 | 2008-02-15 | 2008-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/1b0e0466-b1c0-4fd4-a9f0-b0fb3dcc86e4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5905&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=37630&SessionID=51&GA=95 | acfc802708de307fed9b4f8dd521522d20a988b15e950d275d3c8bd0b8ec59eb | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5905 (95th) — HIGHER ED-INSTATE TUITION-MIL
Amends the Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, provides that if a person is on active military duty and is stationed out of State, but he or she was stationed in this State immediately prior to being reassigned out of State, then the governing board of each university shall deem that person and any of his or her dependents Illinois residents for tuition purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Aaron Schock — primary (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
filing - 2008-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2008-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- 2008-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2008-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- 2008-02-15 Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2008-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-03 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
amendment-introduction - 2008-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2008-04-10 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Aaron Schock
- 2008-04-10 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- 2008-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- 2008-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2008-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-16 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008
reading-1 - 2008-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- 2008-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-23 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-07 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2008-05-15 Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- 2008-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- 2008-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2008-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2008-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008
reading-3 - 2008-05-28 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2008-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2008-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2009
- 2008-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0888
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b0e0466-b1c0-4fd4-a9f0-b0fb3dcc86e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).