HB2466
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What this bill does
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Removes a provision specifically excluding academic programs for incarcerated students from the definition of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution". In provisions concerning the AIM HIGH Grant Program, removes the grant eligibility requirement that an applicant not be incarcerated.
Stuck
P(Advance)
Chance it ever
reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
Chance it becomes
law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
Low
P(law) at intro —
sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 76%
Calculating prediction drivers...
Pipeline Progress
Current stage: In Committee · Last action 311 days ago · STAGNANT
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
Public Engagement
187 witness slips filed
186 proponents / 1 opponents
67 organizations
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Witness slips
187 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Fisher | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Betsy Wilson | Sentencing Advocacy Group of Evanston | Sentencing Advocacy Group of Evanston | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Bozena McLees | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Brian Dolinar | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Chloe Devens | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Christina Rivers | DePaul University | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Coray Ames Hoffner | DePaul University | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Cristina Rios | Augustana College | SELF | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Elizabeth Lewandowski | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Elizabeth Monkus | Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts | Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Elizabeth Monkus | Chicago Council of Lawyers | Chicago Council of Lawyers | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Emily Garmager | Access Living | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Farah Marklevits | Augustana Prison Education Program | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Flor Esquivel | NA | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| J Austin Williamson | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Jacob Bobbitt | Augustana College | Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Janice Feinberg | Self employed | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Jessica Schultz | NA | NA | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Kevin Geedey | Augustana College | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Kraig Kistinger | National Tube Supply | Kraig Kistinger, Director of HR, National Tube Supply | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Laura Stempel | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Lendol Calder | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Lindsey Hammond | Restore Justice | Restore Justice | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Marshan Allen | Illinois Prison Project | Illinois Prison Project | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Mary Ellen McGoey | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Maureen Keane | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Megan Klein | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Melissa Pavlik | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Meredith Gletty | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Miguel Blancarte Jr | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Mike Egan | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Molly Crane | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Nestor Gomez | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Newland Smith | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Nicole Campbell | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Rev Allison Farnum | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Sharon Varallo | Augustana Prison Education Program | Augustana Prison Education Program | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Stefanie R Bluemle | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Steven Serikaku | None | Self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Tracy Ruppman | self | self | Proponent | Approp- Ed | 2025-05-13 |
| Ahadi White | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Alan Mills | none | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Alice Kim | self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Alix Strunk | seld | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Allyson Purpura | University of Illinois | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Amanda Ruch | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Angel Pantoja | Office of the Lt. Governor | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Angel Rodriguez | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Anita Hund-Wantland | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Annelisa Burns | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Ansrew Fisher | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Anthony David Bryant | Worker's Center For Racial Justice | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Avalon Betts-Gaston | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice NFP | Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Betty Magness | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Brian Dolinar | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Bruce Bonecutter PhD | Retired Public Health Psychologist | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Carol Holtz-Martin | Retired | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Carole Flosi | None | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Cesraea Rumpf | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Charles Kevin Geedey | Augustana College | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Chauncy Stockdale | Illinois Alliance for ReEntry and Justice | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Chris Strunk | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Christianne Spivey | CEIC | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Christina Rivers | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Christine Weil | ILCHEP | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Chuck Roberson | Retired Amvet | Me, myself | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Clyde Kallahan | Unlocked Labs | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Colette Payne | Women's Justice Institute | Women's Justice Institute | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Colette Payne | Women's Justice Institute | The Women's Justice Institute | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Coray Ames Hoffner | DePaul University | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Courtney Rutledge | Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Crystal K Santillanes | None | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Dana B Martin | retired | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Danielle Stanley | Partnership for College Completion | Partnership for College Completion | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| David Lockman | Akil Abree Consulting | Greater Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| DAVID S GINSBURG | none | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Dee Canfield | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Donna Hare | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Douglas C Kelly | CEIC Corp | CEIC Corp | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Dr Cornel Darden Jr | Darden and Associates | Prairie State College | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Dr Cornel Darden Jr | Greater Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce | Greater Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Edward E Thompson | Retired | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Elizabeth Boss | The peoples lobby | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Ellen Ritter | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Emma Ruth | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Cabrini Green Legal Aid | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Flor Esquivel | NA | Illinois Coalition for Higher Ed in Prison | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Frederique Desrosiers | Chicago Votes | Chicago Votes | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Gabriela Voicu | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Gail T Smith | Children's Best Interest Project | Children's Best Interest Project | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Grace Siegelman | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Greg Jahiel | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Holly Kerr | Retired | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Isabel Castro | National Louis University | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jan Silverstein | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Janet Kittlaus | Retired | Myself | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Janice Feinberg | Self employed | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Janice Gintzler | Janice Gintzler, attended event for Chicago Teachers some time ago | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jeanne M Porges | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jelani Saadiq | Advance Illinois | Advance Illinois | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jenny Lee | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jessica Neptune | Bard Prison Initiative | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Jesus Fernandez | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jill Kelly | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jill Potratz | NA | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Jim Kent | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Joan Steffen | Institute to End Mass Incarceration | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| John Charles | Southern Illinois University System | Southern Illinois University System | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| John McLees | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Joy Bunton | United Working Families | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Julia Ann Rowley | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Julie Anderson | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Kallie-Jo Ho | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Karlyn Boens | Social Worker | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Kathryn Culleeny | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Cook County Justice Advisory Council | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Katrina Baugh | Radical Hospitality Ministries | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Kiara Hardin | Chicago Votes | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Kirk Moses | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Kristy Ann Rawson | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Lendol Calder | Augustana College | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Lindsey Hammond | Restore Justice | Restore Justice | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Lori Roderick | Augustana College | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Maggie Shelledy | Not applicable | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Maria Garza | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Marilyn Thompson | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Marlon Mitchell | Educative Services | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Marshan Allen | Illinois Prison Project | Illinois Prison Project | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Mary Ellen McGoey | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Matthew McLoughlin | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Maureen Keane | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Max Cerda | Illinois Latino Reintegration Community Collaborative, LCEC | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Megan Klein | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Megan Mong | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Megan Rockwell | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Melissa Zaragoza | National Louis University | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Michelle Simmons | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Miguel Blancarte Jr | Metropolitan Peace Initiatives | Metropolitan Peace Initiatives | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Molly Crane | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Nancy Cowger | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Nancy Negrete | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Newland F Smith | Retired | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Nina Gray | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Noemi Roman | NA | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Olivia Hamer | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Orlando S Mayorga | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Pablo Mendoza | Walls Turned Sideways | Walls Turned Sideways and the directly impacted community we are in solidarity with | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Patricia A Shea | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Paul Rothschild | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Peter Contos | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Cannabis Equity IL Coalition | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Rebecca Ginsburg | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Rich Salas | Unlocked Labs | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Richard Sullivan | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Risa Lanier | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Rohn Koester | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Rory McHale | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Ross Wantland | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| SANDRA CASTILLO | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Sarah Peko-Spicer | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Shari Stone-Mediatore | Parole Illinois | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Sharon Hunter-Smith | retired | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Sharon Varallo | Augustana College | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Sharon Varallo | Augustana Prison Education Program | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Sheila Greuel | Covenant Transitions | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Stacey Rodman | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Susan M Lucci | Individual | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Tekamia Cannon | ILARJ Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Tennille Allen | Lewis University | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 | |
| Valeria Ramirez | self | self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Wendy Hilton-Morrow | Augustana College | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Xavier Perez | DePaul University | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Yanet Roman | None | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Yesenia Roman | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Yujing Wang | TASC-Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | TASC-Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Katharine Gricevich | ISAC | ISAC | Opponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-12 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-07 |
| Brian Dolinar | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-07 |
| Christina Rivers | DePaul University | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-07 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-07 |
| Miguel Blancarte Jr | Metropolitan Family Services | Metropolitan Family Services | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-04-07 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-26 |
| Christina Rivers | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-26 |
| Danielle Stanley | Partnership for College Completion | Partnership for College Completion | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-26 |
| Kyle Hillman | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-26 |
| Molly Crane | Self | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-26 |
| Ashton Klekamp | Education Justice Project | Self | Proponent | Higher Education | 2025-03-19 |
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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| H | Committee | Higher Education | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 4 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 72 | 39 | 0 | 7 | Passed | 33 | — |
Action History
40 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-06-02 — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
2025-02-03
Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Carol Ammons House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-04
Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-18
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Chief co-sponsor added.
2025-02-18
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Chief co-sponsor added.
2025-03-04
Committee Assignment
Assigned toHigher Education Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-13
Committee Action
Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateHigher Education Committee; 008-004-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-13
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-14
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Carol Ammons
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-14
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-18
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toHigher Education Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-19
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-26
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-26
Floor Process
Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26
Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-03-27
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Will Guzzardi Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-27
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Lindsey LaPointe Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-01
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Theresa Mah Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-07
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedHigher Education Committee; 007-002-000
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-10
Amendment Actions
Positive
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
[Amendment] Bill or resolution adopted by the chamber.
2025-04-10
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-10
Floor Vote
Positive
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed072-039-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50
Bill PASSED on Short Debate Third Reading. Bill cleared the chamber.
2025-04-10
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Jehan Gordon-Booth Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-11
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Kimberly Du Buclet Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-11
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Rita Mayfield Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-14
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
House bill arrives in the Senate after passing the House.
2025-04-14
Procedural
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54
Bill queued for First Reading in the second chamber.
2025-04-15
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-04-23
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Chief Senate SponsorSen. Adriane Johnson Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Senate sponsor assigned for a House bill.
2025-04-23
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-04-23
Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-25
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Alternate co-sponsor added.
2025-04-29
Committee Assignment
Assigned toAppropriations- Education Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-05-09
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4)
Senate committee deadline set or extended. Procedural — establishes when the bill must be voted out of committee.
2025-05-14
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Alternate chief co-sponsor added.
2025-05-14
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-05-14
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-05-15
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Javier L. Cervantes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Alternate co-sponsor added.
2025-05-23
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4)
Senate committee deadline set or extended. Procedural — establishes when the bill must be voted out of committee.
2025-06-02
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Mild −
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a)
Senate procedural rule — bill re-referred to Assignments for missing Rule 2-10 deadline. Bill is NOT dead but faces uphill battle.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Carol Ammons House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned toHigher Education Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateHigher Education Committee; 008-004-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-13 | 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 |
| 2025-03-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Carol Ammons | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toHigher Education Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 | — |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Will Guzzardi Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lindsey LaPointe Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Theresa Mah Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedHigher Education Committee; 007-002-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed072-039-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Jehan Gordon-Booth Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Kimberly Du Buclet Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Rita Mayfield Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Adriane Johnson Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned toAppropriations- Education Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Javier L. Cervantes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |