Illinois · House Bill 5547 · 103rd General Assembly

$HIGHER ED-WAGE INCREASE

HB 5547 Sponsored by Katie Stuart Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Appropriates funds from the General Revenue Fund to the governing board of each public university for personal services and the related costs of increasing the wage rates of university personnel employed in positions covered under the State Universities Civil Service System, beyond the annual cost of living adjustment, adjustments provided for in collective bargaining agreements, and any increases required by the Minimum Wage Law, in a fair and equitable manner so as to close the pay gap between public university workers and other State employees. Effective July 1, 2024.

Every action

13 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee · House Appropriations-Higher Education
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  7. CommitteeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.