The People's Ledger
← All Illinois bills

HB2466Introduced in the House

HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT

EngrossedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Carol Ammons, District 103

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In the definitions of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution", provides that the exclusion of academic programs for incarcerated students does not apply to the monetary award program. Effective July 1, 2026.

Where it stands

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

June 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Third Reading in House · April 10, 2025

72

Yes

39

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

115 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Aaron Ortiz1Yes
Elizabeth Hernandez2Yes
Eva Dina Delgado3Yes
Lilian Jimenez4Yes
Kimberly Du Buclet5Yes
Sonya Harper6Yes
Emanuel Welch7Yes
LaShawn Ford8Yes
Yolanda Morris9Yes
Jawaharial Williams10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  6. Assigned to Higher Education Committee

  7. Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000

  8. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  14. Second Reading - Short Debate

  15. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-002-000

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-039-000

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  26. Arrive in Senate

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  29. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  30. First Reading

  31. Referred to Assignments

  32. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  33. Assigned to Appropriations- Education

  34. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  35. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  38. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  39. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  40. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.