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Bill	HIGHER ED-MILITARY-TUITION	Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois to provide that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, if a person is utilizing benefits under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or any subsequent variation of that Act, then the corresponding Board of Trustees shall deem that person an Illinois resident for tuition purposes. Amends the Public Community College Act to provide that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, if a person is utilizing benefits under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or any subsequent variation of that Act, then the board of trustees of the community college district shall deem that person an in-district resident and Illinois resident for tuition purposes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2353	Illinois HB 2353 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	67	2	2013-02-19	2013-08-12	openstates	ocd-bill/5f2c6471-05c9-4159-895b-d149ae6d746d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2353&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74133&SessionID=85&GA=98	0b34078676b9bf8ca58f04b52b4524697d47396ee5b54b1413d097a7b5b6cde4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2353 (98th) — HIGHER ED-MILITARY-TUITION

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois to provide that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, if a person is utilizing benefits under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or any subsequent variation of that Act, then the corresponding Board of Trustees shall deem that person an Illinois resident for tuition purposes. Amends the Public Community College Act to provide that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, if a person is utilizing benefits under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or any subsequent variation of that Act, then the board of trustees of the community college district shall deem that person an in-district resident and Illinois resident for tuition purposes. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 109–2 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Katherine Cloonen — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katherine Cloonen filing
• 2013-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2013-02-25 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
• 2013-02-27 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
• 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2013-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
• 2013-03-01 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Adam Brown
• 2013-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2013-03-01 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2013-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2013-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2013-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
• 2013-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2013-03-07 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2013-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-03-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2013-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2013-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2013-03-15 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2013-03-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2013-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-03 Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2013-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
• 2013-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-14 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-12 Effective Date August 12, 2013
• 2013-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0306 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f2c6471-05c9-4159-895b-d149ae6d746d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).