Illinois Senate Bill 2846 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Private College Act and the Academic Degree Act. Provides that a nonprofit institution owned, controlled, and operated and maintained by a bona fide church, religious denomination, or religious organization comprised of multi-denominational members of the same well-recognized religion, lawfully operating as a nonprofit religious corporation pursuant to the Religious Corporation Act, is exempt from the Acts if (i) the education is limited to instruction in the principles of that church, religious denomination, or religious organization or to courses offered for the purpose of training the adherents of that church, religious denomination, or religious organization in the care of the sick in accordance with its religious tenets and (ii) the diploma or degree is limited to evidence of completion of that education and the meritorious recognition upon which any honorary degree is conferred is limited to the principles of that church, religious denomination, or religious organization. Sets forth requirements and prohibitions concerning the awarding of degrees and diplomas by such an institution. Requires the institution to annually file with the Board of Higher Education evidence to demonstrate its status as a nonprofit religious corporation under the Religious Corporation Act. Effective July 1, 2014.

PRIVATE COLLEGE-RELIGIOUS DEG

Sen. William Haine [D]	Rep. Frank Mautino [D]	Rep. David McSweeney [R]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]

2014-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2014-05-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-05-23	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
2014-05-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-14	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-13	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-005-000
2014-05-07	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2014-05-07	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2014-04-28	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2014-04-10	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
2014-04-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-04-09	House	First Reading
2014-04-09	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
2014-04-09	House	Arrived in House
2014-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2014-04-08	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2014-04-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2014-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Haine
2014-04-08	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2014-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
2014-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Higher Education
2014-04-07	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2014-04-07	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2014-04-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2014
2014-04-07	Senate	Second Reading
2014-04-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2014-04-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2014-04-01	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2014-04-01	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2014-03-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
2014-03-26	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000
2014-03-20	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2014-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2014-03-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2014-03-05	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2014-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2014-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2014-02-19	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2014-02-11	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2014-01-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-01-30	Senate	First Reading
2014-01-30	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	1005	1.5	New Code	See Bill Text
110	1010	11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2846&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2846.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2846sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2846sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2846sam003.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2846eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800SB2846_04082014_017000T.pdf