republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-6302.md

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Bill	PREPAID TUITION-INSTITUTION	Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes the definition of "eligible institution" to mean an eligible educational institution as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any regulations thereunder (instead of an institution of higher learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, whose students are eligible to receive benefits under Section 529(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to this federal law). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 6302	Illinois HB 6302 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	29	2	2016-02-11	2016-08-19	openstates	ocd-bill/cb3f8a25-547a-422a-9705-58dc0873b296	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6302&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95854&SessionID=88&GA=99	329b276cba35354500f73f618833bc4533d5ef328138b77c5289d8ed0e83a05c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 6302 (99th) — PREPAID TUITION-INSTITUTION

Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes the definition of "eligible institution" to mean an eligible educational institution as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any regulations thereunder (instead of an institution of higher learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, whose students are eligible to receive benefits under Section 529(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to this federal law). 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 — 111–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jim Durkin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin filing
• 2016-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2016-04-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2016-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2016-04-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-14 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-04 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2016-05-05 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2016-05-11 Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
• 2016-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
• 2016-05-27 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
• 2016-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-19 Effective Date August 19, 2016
• 2016-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0842 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb3f8a25-547a-422a-9705-58dc0873b296. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).