# Illinois HB4979: HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT Illinois HB4979, HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-31 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4979-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4979 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-07-31, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: higher education, assignments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (193 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act to make a change concerning the topics of the base survey. Amends the Board of Education Act to remove the requirement that each student member of the Board of Higher Education shall serve beginning on July 1. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities. Provides that the academic major report provided by a university's governing board shall include, among other information, the average monthly student loan payment over a period of 10 (rather than 20) years based on the estimated cost of a student's education and the percentage of graduate jobs in which a graduate who holds a degree in a particular major or program of study remains continuously employed with the same employer in the State for 3 consecutive fiscal quarters (rather than the average job placement rate within 12 months after graduation for a graduate who holds a degree in a particular major or program of study). Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Students get major cost and job data: benefit, low. When you declare or change a major, your institution must give you a report about that program. It includes estimated program costs and monthly loan payments over a 10-year repayment period, replacing the prior 20-year estimate. The report also shows the share of graduates who stayed with the same… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 103 | 7 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-07-31: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690 (House) - 2026-07-31: Effective Date July 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-07-31: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-06-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-06-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-20: Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Assigned to Higher Education (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-007-000 (House) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee (House) - 2026-03-31: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-31: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to Higher Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4979.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4979-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).