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type: "Bill"
title: "IBHE-PUBLIC COLLEGE-CLOSING"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that when a public institution of higher education proposes to discontinue operations, it shall file with the Board the original or legible true copies of all academic records of the institution. Provides for the specific contents of the records required to be filed. Provides that where it appears to the Board that any such records are in danger of being lost, hidden, destroyed, or otherwise made unavailable to the Board, the Board may seize and take possession of the records, on its own motion and without order of a court. Requires the Board to maintain a permanent file of all such records coming into its possession. Provides that, as an alternative to the deposit of records with the Board, the public institution of higher education may propose a different means for permanent retention of the records, subject to the approval of the Board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5021"
citation: "Illinois HB 5021 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99a92786-60a6-4816-9f4d-bbb61bcd60cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5021&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110486&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "eebded03a653c8c48793718c6d4f847460874369ade189923bfd4d36c4602e81"
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 5021 (100th) — IBHE-PUBLIC COLLEGE-CLOSING
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that when a public institution of higher education proposes to discontinue operations, it shall file with the Board the original or legible true copies of all academic records of the institution. Provides for the specific contents of the records required to be filed. Provides that where it appears to the Board that any such records are in danger of being lost, hidden, destroyed, or otherwise made unavailable to the Board, the Board may seize and take possession of the records, on its own motion and without order of a court. Requires the Board to maintain a permanent file of all such records coming into its possession. Provides that, as an alternative to the deposit of records with the Board, the public institution of higher education may propose a different means for permanent retention of the records, subject to the approval of the Board. Effective immediately.
## 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=10000HB5021&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110486&DocNum=5021&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5021eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110486&DocNum=5021&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5021enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110486&DocNum=5021&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1010** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2018-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2018-04-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2018-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2018
- **2018-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2018
- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1008 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99a92786-60a6-4816-9f4d-bbb61bcd60cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).