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type: "Bill"
title: "U OF I SCHOLARSHIP-VET CHILD"
description: "Amends the University of Illinois Act in a Section concerning scholarships for the children of veterans. Provides that the total number of scholarships annually granted to recipients from each county may not exceed 3. Removes the Civil War and World War I as periods of hostilities for which a county may award a scholarship. Adds any time during the siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 and December 15, 1983 as a period of hostility for which a county may award a scholarship. Provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities listed in the Section because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities. Effective July 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1818"
citation: "Illinois SB 1818 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51521bd7-5808-43ca-a563-2fdf5173db21"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1818&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88644&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "6f5d519eac47d4d942e5a509a6ae211a23fef2a9fcd3db219fb26623c7585219"
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 1818 (99th) — U OF I SCHOLARSHIP-VET CHILD
Amends the University of Illinois Act in a Section concerning scholarships for the children of veterans. Provides that the total number of scholarships annually granted to recipients from each county may not exceed 3. Removes the Civil War and World War I as periods of hostilities for which a county may award a scholarship. Adds any time during the siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 and December 15, 1983 as a period of hostility for which a county may award a scholarship. Provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities listed in the Section because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities. Effective July 1, 2015.
## 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=09900SB1818&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88644&DocNum=1818&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1818eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88644&DocNum=1818&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1818enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88644&DocNum=1818&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pat McGuire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-11** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2015-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2015
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2015
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0377 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51521bd7-5808-43ca-a563-2fdf5173db21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).