# Illinois SB2732: HIGHER ED-IMMIGRATION STATUS Illinois SB2732, HIGHER ED-IMMIGRATION STATUS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Karina Villa (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-10-29 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2732-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2732 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HIGHER ED-IMMIGRATION STATUS - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-28 - Last action: 2025-10-29, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: assignments - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Prohibits a school from threatening to disclose the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to an external party; knowingly disclosing, without consent, anything related to the perceived citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to an external party if the school does not have direct knowledge of the employee's, student's, or associated person's actual citizenship or immigration status; knowingly disclosing, without consent, anything related to the actual citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to any other person or nongovernmental entity if the school has direct knowledge of the employee's, student's, or associated person's actual citizenship or immigration status; or designating immigration status, citizenship, place of birth, nationality, or national origin as directory information. Requires a school to develop procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school's campus by January 1, 2026. Requires a school to provide information on its website about who employees and students should contact if a law enforcement agent seeks to enter the school campus, enters the school campus, or engages in nonconsensual interactions with members of the school community by January 1, 2026. Prohibits a school from impeding students or employees from offering, attending, or participating in training on constitutional rights and immigration-related guidance. Allows aggrieved parties to bring a civil lawsuit. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Emil Jones, III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert F. Martwick (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (20) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-28: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2732.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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2732.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-SB2732-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).