republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-3102.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNIV CIVIL SERVICE-RULE OF 3"
description: "Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. In provisions concerning appointments and promotions, changes references from the Director of the University Civil Service Merit Board to the Executive Director of the University Civil Service Merit Board. Provides that if a position needs to be filled, the Executive Director shall certify to the employer the names and addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on the appropriate register (instead of the names and addresses of the 3 persons standing highest on the appropriate register); makes related changes. Provides that if a superior position in the promotional line is to be filled, the Executive Director shall certify to the employer, in the order of their seniority, the names and addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on the appropriate promotional register (instead of the names and addresses of the 3 persons standing highest upon the appropriate promotional register). Removes language that provides that sex shall be disregarded except when the nature of the position requires otherwise."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3102"
citation: "Illinois HB 3102 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-24"
last_action: "2015-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/096b4311-dab1-4ef1-afef-d5ebc008de21"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3102&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89240&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "dc9bd49fcd1b763d2d0b3c28a36552656cba45b9cda48133318a8406137f57a9"
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 3102 (99th) — UNIV CIVIL SERVICE-RULE OF 3

Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. In provisions concerning appointments and promotions, changes references from the Director of the University Civil Service Merit Board to the Executive Director of the University Civil Service Merit Board. Provides that if a position needs to be filled, the Executive Director shall certify to the employer the names and addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on the appropriate register (instead of the names and addresses of the 3 persons standing highest on the appropriate register); makes related changes. Provides that if a superior position in the promotional line is to be filled, the Executive Director shall certify to the employer, in the order of their seniority, the names and addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on the appropriate promotional register (instead of the names and addresses of the 3 persons standing highest upon the appropriate promotional register). Removes language that provides that sex shall be disregarded except when the nature of the position requires otherwise.

## 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=09900HB3102&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89240&DocNum=3102&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3102eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89240&DocNum=3102&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3102enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89240&DocNum=3102&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0072 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/096b4311-dab1-4ef1-afef-d5ebc008de21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).