Illinois · House Resolution 678 · 104th General Assembly

ARCH. DEGREE RECLASSIFICATION

  1. Introduced Feb 18, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2026
  3. Adopted by the House May 29, 2026

What it does

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

Urges the United States Department of Education to reverse the reclassification of architecture graduate degrees from "professional" to" non-professional" degrees under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Higher Education Committee · House Higher Education
  6. CommitteeRecommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-003-000 · House Higher Education
  7. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  8. HouseResolution Adopted 075-028-000

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Resolutions · Full House

Passed 75–28
May 29, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 75 No 28 Not voting 15
Democrats: 75 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 28 no
How each member voted

Yes · 75

No · 28

Not voting · 11

Excused · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 6, 2026 House Higher Education Higher Education - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 7

No · 3

Not voting · 2

Passed 7–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.