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type: "Bill"
title: "COMMUNITY COLLGE-BOARD VACANCY"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. With regard to the members of a board of trustees of a community college district, provides that if a vacancy in the board occurs, the secretary of the board must publish the vacancy through at least one public notice for a minimum of 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy, at which time the board must accept applications for the position. Provides that notice of the vacancy must also be given by publication in a newspaper published in the community college district at least 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy and if there is no newspaper published in the district, notice of the vacancy may be given by posting notices in 5 of the most public places in the district. Provides that notice of the vacancy must comply with the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 722"
citation: "Illinois HB 722 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kambium Buckner", "Scott M. Bennett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2022-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dde6c695-a4c1-497c-b5e5-a85cd85a4bd8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=722&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129260&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "8dd89fbc0f33406e8f85784616a18ee8fbf861ec3b5f37628737a5df7c174ad1"
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 722 (102nd) — COMMUNITY COLLGE-BOARD VACANCY
Amends the Public Community College Act. With regard to the members of a board of trustees of a community college district, provides that if a vacancy in the board occurs, the secretary of the board must publish the vacancy through at least one public notice for a minimum of 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy, at which time the board must accept applications for the position. Provides that notice of the vacancy must also be given by publication in a newspaper published in the community college district at least 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy and if there is no newspaper published in the district, notice of the vacancy may be given by posting notices in 5 of the most public places in the district. Provides that notice of the vacancy must comply with the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0722.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0722eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0722ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0722sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0722enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9123** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **532** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **9414** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kambium Buckner — primary (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard `filing`
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-023-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** To Executive- Elections
- **2021-05-21** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-04-07** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2022-04-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-04-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2022-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-014-000
- **2022-04-09** House Concurs
- **2022-04-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-20** Effective Date May 20, 2022
- **2022-05-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0891 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dde6c695-a4c1-497c-b5e5-a85cd85a4bd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).