Lake County Gazette

The following actions were taken on May 28 in the House on House bill HB2719 ("hgher ed-diverse faculty grant"): "Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish", "Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis", "Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart", "Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin", "Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s", "Arrived in House" and "Third Reading - Passed".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) on Feb. 14, "amends the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Act," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Omar Aquino (D-2), Scott M. Bennett (D-52), Melinda Bush (D-31), Cristina Castro (D-22), Terry Link (D-30), Andy Manar (D-48), Iris Y. Martinez (D-20), Antonio Muñoz (D-1), Sue Rezin (R-38), Heather A. Steans (D-7) and Patricia Van Pelt (D-5).

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Thomas M. Bennett (R-106), Terri Bryant (R-115), Kambium Buckner (D-26), Fred Crespo (D-44), Daniel Didech (D-59), Norine K. Hammond (R-93), Sonya M. Harper (D-6), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16), Jeff Keicher (R-70), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Lindsay Parkhurst (R-79), Dave Severin (R-117), Katie Stuart (D-112), Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7), Maurice A. West, II (D-67) and Kathleen Willis (D-77).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 28.