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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-VET GRANTS-TRANSFER"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to Illinois Veteran grants and Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grants, provides that a person who otherwise qualifies for a grant may relinquish his or her entitlement to the grant and instead transfer that entitlement to his or her spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or step-child. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4209"
citation: "Illinois HB 4209 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2010-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a563babf-ad3d-42b5-8ca6-eeabb834107d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4209&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47079&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ea0bdbbd48215415f30053b5293efc8b50581f82f2ce77d92a35d4788c973f79"
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 4209 (96th) — HIGHER ED-VET GRANTS-TRANSFER
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to Illinois Veteran grants and Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grants, provides that a person who otherwise qualifies for a grant may relinquish his or her entitlement to the grant and instead transfer that entitlement to his or her spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or step-child. Effective July 1, 2009.
## 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=09600HB4209&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47079&DocNum=4209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4209eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47079&DocNum=4209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4209enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47079&DocNum=4209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **9219** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-019-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2010-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-05-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2010
- **2010-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1374 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a563babf-ad3d-42b5-8ca6-eeabb834107d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).