Illinois · House Bill 4097 · 104th General Assembly

HIGHER ED-NONCITIZEN BENEFITS

HB 4097 Sponsored by Regan Deering In committee

  1. Introduced Aug 18, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 15, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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.

Amends the Public Higher Education Act, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that a resident of the State who is not lawfully present in the United States is not eligible, on the basis of residence within the State, for any postsecondary educational benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit without regard to…

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Amends the Public Higher Education Act, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that a resident of the State who is not lawfully present in the United States is not eligible, on the basis of residence within the State, for any postsecondary educational benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident. Provides that any benefit conferred to a nonresident of the State who is lawfully present in the United States may not be lesser in amount, duration, or scope than the benefit conferred to a State resident who is unlawfully present in the United States.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Regan Deering
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  6. HouseFirst Reading
  7. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 23 Republicans.

All 23 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.