Illinois 102nd Regular Session Status: Passed House 3 D cosponsors

HB 4265 — COLLEGE FORMS/NONBINARY OPTION

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Creates the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the intent of the Act is for the requirements of the Act to apply equally to the governing board of each public institution of higher education in this State. Defines "governing board of each public institution of higher education" and "public institution of higher education". Requires that, beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, all documents and forms, including applications for admission, issued by a public institution of higher education offer a student the option to select "non-binary" if the document or form asks the student to identify the student's gender or biological sex. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Changes the starting date for non-binary options to be included on documents and forms from the 2022-2023 academic year to the 2023-2024 academic year. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 4265, as amended by HA 2, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 4265, as amended by House Amendment 2, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to HB 4265 (H-AM1) as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal yeai· in which the new bill is enacted. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Northeastern Illinois University) House Bill 4265 (H-AM 2) would require up to120 hours of staff time to identify, redesign update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of form made obsolete due to this change.The total one-time cost of compliance would be up to $10,000. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Illinois State University) As required by House Bill 4265, HA-2, the application for admission to Illinois State University currently contains a non-binary gender choice; therefore, it is expected that the fiscal impact on the University will be nominal. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Western Illinois University) House Bill 4265, as amended by House Amendment 2, will have nominal costs for Western Illinois University due to programming costs of electronic documents and update and replacement of certain paper forms. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Governors State University) Governors State University estimates that compliance with this proposed amendment would cost approximately $10,000 to identify, redesign, update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of forms made obsolete due to this change. estimates that compliance with this proposed amendment would cost approximately $10,000 to identify, redesign, update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of forms made obsolete due to this change. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Eastern Illinois University) The total cost is estimated to be between (100 hours x $50,00 per hour) $5,000.00 and (250 hours x $50.00 per hour) $12,500.00 depending on the amount of work required. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Southern Illinois University) Compliance with HB 4265 (H-AM-2) would require staff time to identify, redesign and update web-based and paper-based forms and reports. As these would all be internally made changes, we estimate those costs to be nominal. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (University of Illinois) Compliance with HB 4265 (H-AM 2) would cost the University of Illinois System approximately $10,000 to add gender neutral responses to student documents currently in use across the U of I System. This will cover the costs to reprogram the existing electronic student record systems. Additional expenses for paper copies, etc. are considered negligible.

Bill Text

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  3. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  4. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  5. Referred to Assignments

  6. First Reading

  7. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  9. Arrive in Senate

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-033-003

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  16. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  18. Second Reading - Short Debate

  19. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Filed as Amended

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison

  26. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison

  29. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 006-003-000

  30. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

  31. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

  33. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  34. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  35. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  36. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  37. Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000

  38. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  39. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  40. Assigned to Higher Education Committee

  41. Referred to Rules Committee

  42. First Reading

  43. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 64 Yea · 33 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1810010
Democrat 46107
Republican 02204
Total 6433021
% of votes cast 54%28%0%18%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Ozinga — Not Voting
Willis — Yea
Yednock — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Bennett — Nay
Bos — Nay
Bourne — Nay
Butler — Nay
Luft — Nay
Marron — Nay
Demmer — Nay
Durkin — Nay
Mazzochi — Nay
Frese — Nay
Hurley — Not Voting
Nichols — Yea
Ramirez — Yea
Harris — Yea
Burke — Yea
Carroll — Yea
Jones — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Stoneback — Yea
Davis — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Hamilton — Not Voting
Brady — Not Voting
Sommer — Not Voting
Welter — Not Voting
Batinick — Not Voting
Caulkins — Not Voting
Wheeler — Not Voting
Robinson — Not Voting
Costa Howard — Yea
Williams, Jawaharial — Yea
Yang Rohr — Yea
Aarón M. Ortíz Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Not Voting
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Not Voting
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Yea
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Not Voting
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Nay
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Not Voting
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Not Voting
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Not Voting
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Nay
Amy Elik Republican Nay
Amy L. Grant Republican Nay
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Nay
Blaine Wilhour Republican Nay
Brad Halbrook Republican Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Charles Meier Republican Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Dan Swanson Republican Nay
Daniel J. Ugaste Republican Nay
Dave Severin Republican Nay
David Friess Republican Nay
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jeff Keicher Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
Martin McLaughlin Republican Not Voting
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Paul Jacobs Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Not Voting
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4265 do?
Creates the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the intent of the Act is for the requirements of the Act to apply equally to the governing board of each public institution of higher education in this State. Defines "governing board of each public institution of higher education" and "public institution of higher education". Requires that, beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, all documents and forms, including applications for admission, issued by a public institution of higher education offer a student the option to select "non-binary" if the document or form asks the student to identify the student's gender or biological sex. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Changes the starting date for non-binary options to be included on documents and forms from the 2022-2023 academic year to the 2023-2024 academic year. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 4265, as amended by HA 2, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 4265, as amended by House Amendment 2, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to HB 4265 (H-AM1) as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal yeai· in which the new bill is enacted. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Northeastern Illinois University) House Bill 4265 (H-AM 2) would require up to120 hours of staff time to identify, redesign update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of form made obsolete due to this change.The total one-time cost of compliance would be up to $10,000. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Illinois State University) As required by House Bill 4265, HA-2, the application for admission to Illinois State University currently contains a non-binary gender choice; therefore, it is expected that the fiscal impact on the University will be nominal. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Western Illinois University) House Bill 4265, as amended by House Amendment 2, will have nominal costs for Western Illinois University due to programming costs of electronic documents and update and replacement of certain paper forms. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Governors State University) Governors State University estimates that compliance with this proposed amendment would cost approximately $10,000 to identify, redesign, update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of forms made obsolete due to this change. estimates that compliance with this proposed amendment would cost approximately $10,000 to identify, redesign, update and replace electronic and paper forms that request this information, and would require replacement and reprinting of forms made obsolete due to this change. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Eastern Illinois University) The total cost is estimated to be between (100 hours x $50,00 per hour) $5,000.00 and (250 hours x $50.00 per hour) $12,500.00 depending on the amount of work required. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Southern Illinois University) Compliance with HB 4265 (H-AM-2) would require staff time to identify, redesign and update web-based and paper-based forms and reports. As these would all be internally made changes, we estimate those costs to be nominal. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (University of Illinois) Compliance with HB 4265 (H-AM 2) would cost the University of Illinois System approximately $10,000 to add gender neutral responses to student documents currently in use across the U of I System. This will cover the costs to reprogram the existing electronic student record systems. Additional expenses for paper copies, etc. are considered negligible.
Who sponsors HB 4265?
HB 4265 is sponsored by Barbara Hernandez (Democrat), Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat), and Emil Jones, III (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 4265?
This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 4265?
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