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type: "Bill"
title: "EIU-TUITION WAIVER LIMITATION"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1798"
citation: "Illinois SB 1798 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea633b11-0fc1-4c79-8c58-3548d63436a0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1798&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57850&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "51aaccd463f2035ab22a90af6755756f60a438ce8b927bd267732e029e751ba8"
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 1798 (97th) — EIU-TUITION WAIVER LIMITATION
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board.
## 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=09700SB1798&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57850&DocNum=1798&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1798eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57850&DocNum=1798&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1798enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57850&DocNum=1798&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1152** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **581** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Reis — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 006-000-000
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-04** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2011-05-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
- **2011-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2011-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2011-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-05-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 26, 2011
- **2011-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2011-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
- **2011-05-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2011
- **2011-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0290 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea633b11-0fc1-4c79-8c58-3548d63436a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).