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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-FACULTY-OFF CONTACT"
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description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that all faculty and staff members of a university or community college are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of government, State or federal, without notice to or prior approval of the university or community college, so long as they do not represent that they are speaking for or on behalf of the university or community college. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 898"
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citation: "Illinois HB 898 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-10"
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last_action: "2009-08-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34f7ad58-4e1d-4e01-abae-4bad799e2ff1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=898&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42457&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "9c7bee10d3caeed40627726c2de69fa0248f6e07b06aeacca37d2b7744cf331e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 898 (96th) — HIGHER ED-FACULTY-OFF CONTACT
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Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that all faculty and staff members of a university or community college are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of government, State or federal, without notice to or prior approval of the university or community college, so long as they do not represent that they are speaking for or on behalf of the university or community college. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0898&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42457&DocNum=898&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0898eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42457&DocNum=898&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0898enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42457&DocNum=898&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `filing`
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- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2009-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
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- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2009
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- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0147 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34f7ad58-4e1d-4e01-abae-4bad799e2ff1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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