Illinois House Bill 5037

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-05-20 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Fixing Illinois Higher Education Funding Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to study the cost drivers of State universities and develop a comprehensive, 10-year plan to ensure the long-term performance and sustainability of higher education in the State that ensures funding supports education outcomes, assesses the affordability of higher education for students, and supports long-term economic and workforce development goals. Sets forth factors to be studied. Requires the Board to issue a report based on the findings of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than March 31, 2027. Effective immediately.

FIXING HIGHER ED FUNDING ACT

Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Paul Jacobs [R]	Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]
Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Dave Severin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2026-04-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2026-04-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2026-03-18	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2026-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10	House	First Reading
2026-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jeff Keicher

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5037&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166515&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207861&DocName=10400HB5037&DocNum=5037&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166515&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=