republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-6206.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PREPAID TUITION-ELIGIBLE INST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes references from \"MAP-eligible institution\" to \"eligible institution\" and provides that the term also means an institution not located in the State that otherwise, in the judgment of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, meets standards substantially equivalent to those described in the definition of \"institution of higher learning\" as defined in specified provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and whose students are eligible to receive benefits under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to that federal law. Provides that a prepaid tuition contract shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for portability of the accrued value of the prepayment value for use at an eligible institution located outside the State. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6206"
citation: "Illinois HB 6206 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23b65e2b-8c6b-430c-9b5b-a7ca2c581112"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6206&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52193&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "32f7b0e8bfcfd60865c549f7ede2c051a12855e8c98dc6b956fce59e40ae1b19"
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 6206 (96th) — PREPAID TUITION-ELIGIBLE INST

Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes references from "MAP-eligible institution" to "eligible institution" and provides that the term also means an institution not located in the State that otherwise, in the judgment of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, meets standards substantially equivalent to those described in the definition of "institution of higher learning" as defined in specified provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and whose students are eligible to receive benefits under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to that federal law. Provides that a prepaid tuition contract shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for portability of the accrued value of the prepayment value for use at an eligible institution located outside the State. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2010.

## 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=09600HB6206&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52193&DocNum=6206&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6206eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52193&DocNum=6206&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6206enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52193&DocNum=6206&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1282 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23b65e2b-8c6b-430c-9b5b-a7ca2c581112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).