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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-STU-MILITARY SERVICE"
description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and amends the Public Community College Act. Requires public institutions of higher education to allow a currently enrolled student who is called to active military service to complete any unfinished courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course credit has already been given or the student received a full refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to active military service). Provides that the student must be given priority over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3724"
citation: "Illinois HB 3724 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-24"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd9877a8-e092-48aa-99f7-10cb2c11a57f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3724&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20258&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "4418a5d76b828aec2030bc3a7387781f101844d991397f46f936cd1f373a4c17"
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 3724 (94th) — HIGHER ED-STU-MILITARY SERVICE
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and amends the Public Community College Act. Requires public institutions of higher education to allow a currently enrolled student who is called to active military service to complete any unfinished courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course credit has already been given or the student received a full refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to active military service). Provides that the student must be given priority over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses. 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=09400HB3724&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20258&DocNum=3724&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3724eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20258&DocNum=3724&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3724enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20258&DocNum=3724&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Jenisch — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger Jenisch `filing`
- **2005-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2005-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2005-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2005-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Roger Jenisch `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2005
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0587 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd9877a8-e092-48aa-99f7-10cb2c11a57f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).