# Illinois SR0415: CONGRATS-UIC LARES PROGRAM

Illinois SR0415, CONGRATS-UIC LARES PROGRAM, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Celina Villanueva (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-10-31 (Resolution Adopted) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SR0415
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: CONGRATS-UIC LARES PROGRAM
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Last action: 2025-10-31, Resolution Adopted
- Sponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: assignments, congratulatory consent calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Congratulates the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) program of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) on achieving its 50th anniversary. Thanks the program's staff for increasing the number of Latino college graduates in the State of Illinois through its intentional recruitment, retention initiatives, and programming.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Omar Aquino (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-10-31: Resolution Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-10-30: Referred to Congratulatory Consent Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-10-30: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino (Senate)
- 2025-10-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-10-14: Filed with Secretary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SR/PDF/10400SR0415.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/SR/PDF/10400SR0415.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SR0415-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).