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type: "Bill"
title: "PREPAID TUITION-INSTITUTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes the definition of \"eligible institution\" to mean an eligible educational institution as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any regulations thereunder (instead of an institution of higher learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, whose students are eligible to receive benefits under Section 529(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to this federal law). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6302"
citation: "Illinois HB 6302 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb3f8a25-547a-422a-9705-58dc0873b296"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6302&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95854&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "329b276cba35354500f73f618833bc4533d5ef328138b77c5289d8ed0e83a05c"
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 6302 (99th) — PREPAID TUITION-INSTITUTION
Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes the definition of "eligible institution" to mean an eligible educational institution as defined in Section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any regulations thereunder (instead of an institution of higher learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, whose students are eligible to receive benefits under Section 529(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to this federal law). 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=09900HB6302&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95854&DocNum=6302&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6302eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95854&DocNum=6302&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6302enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95854&DocNum=6302&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1111** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jim Durkin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2016
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0842 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb3f8a25-547a-422a-9705-58dc0873b296`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).