Illinois · Senate Bill 2732 · 104th General Assembly

HIGHER ED-IMMIGRATION STATUS

SB 2732 Sponsored by Karina Villa In committee

  1. Introduced Oct 28, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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. 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…

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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.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  1. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  2. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  3. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.

All 17 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.