SB1331
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What this bill does
Creates the Scholarship Accessibility Act. Establishes the Illinois Scholarship Database, to be developed, implemented, and administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, as a utility to improve Illinois students' access to higher education scholarships, as well as to improve their knowledge of scholarships. Provides that to inform students and their parents on what scholarships are and how they are attained and maintained: (1) beginning in the 7th grade, a public school shall inform students of the Database and shall require them to create an account with the Database; (2) the account shall be created jointly by the student and the parent; and (3) both the student and the parent shall have access to the account and the ability to manage activity on the account. Provides that the Database shall allow the student to have and the student is required to complete a profile that: (1) presents a portfolio of the student and who the student is and the student's current year of enrollment; and (2) lists any criminal charge that requires the student to be a part of a registry for a crime the student has committed, unless the student is legally protected under law or court order or another exigent circumstance. Requires the Database to include and display a comprehensive list of scholarships. Allows students 18 or older to be able to create an account with and have access to the Database.
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Current stage: Passed Both Houses · Last action 167 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Robert Peters advance 9% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
17 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-30 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-05-07 |
| Diana Cisneros | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 | |
| Jatavion Young | Hope Chicago | Hope Chicago | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-23 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-02-19 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-05-07 |
| Katharine Gricevich | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | ISAC | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-05-07 |
| Amanda Hitchcock | na | na | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 |
| Katharine Gricevich | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | ISAC | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 |
| Rebecca Ginsburg | self | self | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-30 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-23 |
| Katharine Gricevich | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | ISAC | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-23 |
| Katharine Gricevich | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | ISAC | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-02-19 |
| Jenna Rossi | Illinois Board of Higher Education | Illinois Board of Higher Education | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-31 |
| Katharine Gricevich | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | ISAC | Proponent | Executive | 2025-05-31 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| 2025-05-30 | H | Committee | Executive | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 4 | — |
| 2025-05-31 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 77 | 37 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 40 | — |
| S | Committee | Higher Education | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 13 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 49 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Passed | 44 | — |
Action History
56 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-10-24 — Added as Co-SponsorSen. Christopher Belt. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Doris Turner Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Assigned toHigher Education Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Do PassHigher Education; 013-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;049-005-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Willie Preston Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toHigher Education Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Sue Scherer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Kam Buckner Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Assigned toExecutive Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21Executive Committee;Rep. Bob Morgan | Other | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed074-037-000 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateExecutive Committee; 008-004-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed toSen. Robert Peters Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Kam Buckner | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Kimberly A. Lightford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedRules Committee; 005-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Carol Ammons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed077-037-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Maura Hirschauer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Anna Moeller Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Kimberly Du Buclet Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Yolonda Morris Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Aarón M. Ortíz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Hoan Huynh Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with SecretarySen. Robert Peters | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do AdoptExecutive; 009-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(b) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-10-22 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-10-24 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Christopher Belt Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |