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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-VETERANS"
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description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to establish an admissions process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an application for admission to the University as a freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. Allows the university to request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall semester. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 4627"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4627 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-02-01"
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last_action: "2016-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a708bda0-52c4-4bb4-8a27-2dc7bd3c117b"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4627&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93830&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "e32f993df557d922e339ea055b6b691015408510bee644b602e7b9901831105b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4627 (99th) — HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-VETERANS
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Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to establish an admissions process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an application for admission to the University as a freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. Allows the university to request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall semester. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4627&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93830&DocNum=4627&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4627eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93830&DocNum=4627&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4627enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93830&DocNum=4627&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
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- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)
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- Mr. Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
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- Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
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- **2016-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2016-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2016-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2016-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
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- **2016-02-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Harris
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- **2016-04-06** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
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- **2016-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
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- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
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- **2016-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2016-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2016-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
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- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
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- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2016-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
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- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2016-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2016
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- **2016-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0806 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a708bda0-52c4-4bb4-8a27-2dc7bd3c117b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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