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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-STATE SCHOLAR PRO"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, each State Scholar who enrolls or is enrolled in an institution of higher learning in this State shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning. Adds a provision concerning the rulemaking authority of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission as it relates to the State Scholar Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 437"
citation: "Illinois SB 437 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2008-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77a75d9f-b992-4f0b-9629-d5161a0fd76d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=437&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28158&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "eec54f618ca0d9cc501af573b3db9d912b605fca8913e8680847f67d2162cb03"
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 SB 437 (95th) — HIGHER ED-STATE SCHOLAR PRO
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, each State Scholar who enrolls or is enrolled in an institution of higher learning in this State shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning. Adds a provision concerning the rulemaking authority of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission as it relates to the State Scholar Program.
## 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=09500SB0437&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28158&DocNum=437&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0437eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28158&DocNum=437&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0437enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28158&DocNum=437&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2007-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2007-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-12-11** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 10, 2008
- **2007-12-11** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-01-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-01-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-01-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-01-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2008-01-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-01-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2008-01-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-01-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-009 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-01-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-02-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-04-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-04-08** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-04-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0715 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77a75d9f-b992-4f0b-9629-d5161a0fd76d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).