republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4116.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC FUNDS-PREPAID TUITION"
description: "Amends the Public Funds Investment Act. Deletes language providing that the Act does not apply to the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund. Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Provides that the Illinois prepaid tuition program shall be bound by the terms of the Public Funds Investment Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4116"
citation: "Illinois HB 4116 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-25"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80ce8d5e-e1a7-41b1-906a-7700e1602a3d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4116&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63398&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "c6609a53e3c4039d627860c983247bde26fe64b3f6d5873fab5e0a6804992d53"
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 4116 (97th) — PUBLIC FUNDS-PREPAID TUITION

Amends the Public Funds Investment Act. Deletes language providing that the Act does not apply to the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund. Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Provides that the Illinois prepaid tuition program shall be bound by the terms of the Public Funds Investment Act. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB4116&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63398&DocNum=4116&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4116eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63398&DocNum=4116&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4116enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63398&DocNum=4116&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Durkin — primary (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2012-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2012-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2012-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2012
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0754 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80ce8d5e-e1a7-41b1-906a-7700e1602a3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).