republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5914.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-SEARCH COMM FUNDING"
description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Prohibits hiring search committees from being funded with money derived from State taxes or tuition or fees charged students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5914"
citation: "Illinois HB 5914 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7eef43e-397f-4b4b-bb24-d63f90b2fb1f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5914&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66416&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "a3c14d19ae877b1edfb8783bb24cd4a1fb972676d213b5027e156e3f11589db7"
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 5914 (97th) — HIGHER ED-SEARCH COMM FUNDING

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Prohibits hiring search committees from being funded with money derived from State taxes or tuition or fees charged students.

## 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=09700HB5914&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66416&DocNum=5914&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5914eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66416&DocNum=5914&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5914enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66416&DocNum=5914&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **91–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-009-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2012-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2012-05-02** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2012-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2012-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
- **2012-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Righter `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2012-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2012-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0814 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7eef43e-397f-4b4b-bb24-d63f90b2fb1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).