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Illinois Rep. Delgado’s student investment account amendment bill passes House and Senate

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Eva-Dina Delgado, Illinois State Representative for 3rd District | www.staterepdelgado.com

Eva-Dina Delgado, Illinois State Representative for 3rd District | www.staterepdelgado.com

Passed bill authored by State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado aims to address the college debt crisis and increase accessibility to post-secondary education by amending the Student Investment Account Act, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

In the House, 67 Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while 38 Republicans opposed it.

Meanwhile, in the Senate, 39 Democrats and seven Republicans voted in favor of the bill, while 12 Republicans voted against it.

Delgado introduced the bill in the Illinois House on Jan. 16, 2025 during the 104th session.

The legislation, known as HB1430, was passed on May 22, 2025 during the general assembly session 104.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Student Investment Account Act. Allows the State Treasurer to originate, guarantee, acquire, and service refinance loans; invest in, and enter into contracts with, institutions that provide refinance loans; deposit funds with financial institutions that provide refinance loans; establish specific criteria governing the eligibility of entities to participate in the making of refinance loans; charge and collect premiums for insurance on refinance loans; and deduct from a State employee's salary, wages, commissions, and bonuses the recovery of a refinance loan debt. Removes language allowing the State Treasurer to: enter into income share agreements with participants, facilitate income share agreements between participants and eligible income share agreement providers, and perform other acts as may be necessary or desirable in connection with income share agreements; enter into contracts and guarantee agreements as necessary to operate the Student Investment Account with income share agreement providers or qualified income share agreement organizations; establish specific criteria governing the eligibility of entities to participate in the making of income share agreements; pay income share agreement providers or qualified income share agreement organizations an administrative fee in connection with services provided pursuant to the Student Investment Account; charge and collect premiums for insurance on income share agreements; and deduct from a State employee's salary, wages, commissions, and bonuses the recovery of an income share agreement. Allows (rather than requires) the State Treasurer to establish fees to cover the costs of administration, recordkeeping, marketing, and investment management related to the Student Investment Account. Removes language allowing moneys in the Student Investment Account Assistance Fund to be used to provide assistance to income share agreement participants. Makes conforming changes."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill addresses the ongoing college debt crisis and aims to increase accessibility to post-secondary education for Illinois residents by amending the Student Investment Account Act. It allows the State Treasurer to originate, guarantee, acquire, and service education and refinance loans. The bill authorizes the Treasurer to engage in contracts with eligible lenders, financial institutions, and educational establishments, as well as to set criteria for participation in loan programs and manage insurance premiums, fees, and wage garnishments for loan recovery. Additionally, it establishes the Student Investment Account Assistance Fund to support borrowers, funded partly by investment earnings and administrative fees. The Act takes effect upon becoming law.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democrat-22nd District), Rep. Barbara Hernandez (Democrat-50th District), and Rep. Carol Ammons (Democrat-103rd District), along with nine other sponsors.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Delgado graduated from Wellesly College in 1999 with a BA and again in 2003 from DePaul University College of Law with a JD.

Delgado, a Democrat, was elected to the Illinois State House in 2019 to represent the state's 3rd House District, replacing previous state representative Luis Arroyo.

Senate Vote – Third Reading on HB1430 (May 22, 2025)

LegislatorPartyDistrictVote
Adriane JohnsonDemocrat30th DistrictYea
Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican45th DistrictNay
Bill CunninghamDemocrat18th DistrictYea
Celina VillanuevaDemocrat12th DistrictYea
Chapin RoseRepublican51st DistrictNay
Chris BalkemaRepublican53rd DistrictNay
Christopher BeltDemocrat57th DistrictYea
Craig WilcoxRepublican32nd DistrictNay
Cristina CastroDemocrat22nd DistrictYea
Dale FowlerRepublican59th DistrictNay
Darby A. HillsRepublican26th DistrictYea
Dave SyversonRepublican35th DistrictNay
David KoehlerDemocrat46th DistrictYea
Donald P. DeWitteRepublican33rd DistrictYea
Doris TurnerDemocrat48th DistrictYea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat17th DistrictYea
Emil Jones, IIIDemocrat14th DistrictYea
Erica HarrissRepublican56th DistrictYea
Graciela GuzmánDemocrat20th DistrictYea
Jason PlummerRepublican55th DistrictNay
Javier L. CervantesDemocrat1st DistrictYea
Jil TracyRepublican50th DistrictNay
John F. CurranRepublican41st DistrictYea
Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat29th DistrictYea
Karina VillaDemocrat25th DistrictYea
Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat4th DistrictYea
Lakesia CollinsDemocrat5th DistrictYea
Laura EllmanDemocrat21st DistrictYea
Laura FineDemocrat9th DistrictYea
Laura M. MurphyDemocrat28th DistrictYea
Li Arellano, Jr.Republican37th DistrictNay
Linda HolmesDemocrat42nd DistrictYea
Mark L. WalkerDemocrat27th DistrictYea
Mary Edly-AllenDemocrat31st DistrictYea
Mattie HunterDemocrat3rd DistrictYea
Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat49th DistrictNot vote
Michael E. HastingsDemocrat19th DistrictYea
Michael W. HalpinDemocrat36th DistrictYea
Mike PorfirioDemocrat11th DistrictYea
Mike SimmonsDemocrat7th DistrictYea
Mr. PresidentDemocrat39th DistrictYea
Napoleon Harris, IIIDemocrat15th DistrictYea
Neil AndersonRepublican47th DistrictNay
Omar AquinoDemocrat2nd DistrictYea
Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat40th DistrictYea
Paul FaraciDemocrat52nd DistrictYea
Rachel VenturaDemocrat43rd DistrictYea
Ram VillivalamDemocrat8th DistrictYea
Robert F. MartwickDemocrat10th DistrictYea
Robert PetersDemocrat13th DistrictYea
Sally J. TurnerRepublican44th DistrictNay
Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat6th DistrictYea
Seth LewisRepublican24th DistrictYea
Steve McClureRepublican54th DistrictYea
Steve StadelmanDemocrat34th DistrictYea
Sue RezinRepublican38th DistrictYea
Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat23rd DistrictYea
Terri BryantRepublican58th DistrictNay
Willie PrestonDemocrat16th DistrictYea

House Vote – Third Reading on HB1430 (Apr 07, 2025)

LegislatorPartyDistrictVote
Aarón M. OrtízDemocrat1st DistrictYea
Abdelnasser RashidDemocrat21st DistrictYea
Adam M. NiemergRepublican102nd DistrictNay
Amy BrielDemocrat76th DistrictYea
Amy ElikRepublican111th DistrictNay
Amy L. GrantRepublican47th DistrictNay
Angelica Guerrero-CuellarDemocrat22nd DistrictYea
Ann M. WilliamsDemocrat11th DistrictYea
Anna MoellerDemocrat43rd DistrictYea
Anne StavaDemocrat81st DistrictYea
Anthony DeLucaDemocrat80th DistrictYea
Barbara HernandezDemocrat50th DistrictYea
Blaine WilhourRepublican110th DistrictNay
Bob MorganDemocrat58th DistrictYea
Brad HalbrookRepublican107th DistrictNay
Brad StephensRepublican20th DistrictNot vote
Bradley FrittsRepublican74th DistrictNay
Brandun SchweizerRepublican104th DistrictNay
Camille Y. LillyDemocrat78th DistrictAbsent, excused
Carol AmmonsDemocrat103rd DistrictAbsent, excused
Charles MeierRepublican109th DistrictNay
Chris MillerRepublican101st DistrictNay
Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerRepublican100th DistrictNay
Curtis J. Tarver, IIDemocrat25th DistrictYea
Dagmara AvelarDemocrat85th DistrictYea
Dan SwansonRepublican71st DistrictNay
Dan UgasteRepublican65th DistrictNay
Daniel DidechDemocrat59th DistrictYea
Dave SeverinRepublican116th DistrictNay
Dave VellaDemocrat68th DistrictYea
David FriessRepublican115th DistrictNay
Debbie Meyers-MartinDemocrat38th DistrictYea
Dennis TipswordRepublican105th DistrictNay
Diane Blair-SherlockDemocrat46th DistrictYea
Edgar González, Jr.Democrat23rd DistrictYea
Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezDemocrat2nd DistrictYea
Eva-Dina DelgadoDemocrat3rd DistrictYea
Fred CrespoDemocrat44th DistrictYea
Gregg JohnsonDemocrat72nd DistrictYea
Harry BentonDemocrat97th DistrictAbsent, excused
Hoan HuynhDemocrat13th DistrictYea
Jackie HaasRepublican79th DistrictNay
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.Democrat40th DistrictYea
Janet Yang RohrDemocrat41st DistrictPresent
Jason R. BuntingRepublican106th DistrictNay
Jawaharial WilliamsDemocrat10th DistrictYea
Jay HoffmanDemocrat113th DistrictAbsent, excused
Jed DavisRepublican75th DistrictNay
Jeff KeicherRepublican70th DistrictNay
Jehan Gordon-BoothDemocrat92nd DistrictYea
Jennifer Gong-GershowitzDemocrat17th DistrictYea
Jennifer SanalitroRepublican48th DistrictNay
Joe C. SosnowskiRepublican69th DistrictNay
John M. CabelloRepublican90th DistrictNay
Joyce MasonDemocrat61st DistrictYea
Justin SlaughterDemocrat27th DistrictYea
Kam BucknerDemocrat26th DistrictYea
Katie StuartDemocrat112th DistrictYea
Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat14th DistrictYea
Kevin John OlickalDemocrat16th DistrictYea
Kevin SchmidtRepublican114th DistrictNay
Kimberly Du BucletDemocrat5th DistrictYea
Kyle MooreRepublican99th DistrictNay
La Shawn K. FordDemocrat8th DistrictYea
Laura Faver DiasDemocrat62nd DistrictYea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.Democrat86th DistrictYea
Lilian JiménezDemocrat4th DistrictAbsent, excused
Lindsey LaPointeDemocrat19th DistrictYea
Lisa DavisDemocrat32nd DistrictYea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr.Democrat33rd DistrictYea
Margaret CrokeDemocrat12th DistrictYea
Martha DeuterDemocrat45th DistrictYea
Martin J. MoylanDemocrat55th DistrictYea
Martin McLaughlinRepublican52nd DistrictNay
Mary Beth CantyDemocrat54th DistrictYea
Mary GillDemocrat35th DistrictYea
Matt HansonDemocrat83rd DistrictAbsent, excused
Maura HirschauerDemocrat49th DistrictYea
Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat67th DistrictYea
Michael CrawfordDemocrat31st DistrictYea
Michael J. Coffey, Jr.Republican95th DistrictNay
Michael J. KellyDemocrat15th DistrictAbsent, excused
Michelle MussmanDemocrat56th DistrictYea
Mr. SpeakerDemocrat7th DistrictYea
Nabeela SyedDemocrat51st DistrictYea
Natalie A. ManleyDemocrat98th DistrictYea
Nicholas K. SmithDemocrat34th DistrictYea
Nicole La HaRepublican82nd DistrictNay
Nicolle GrasseDemocrat53rd DistrictYea
Norine K. HammondRepublican94th DistrictNay
Norma HernandezDemocrat77th DistrictYea
Patrick SheehanRepublican37th DistrictNay
Patrick WindhorstRepublican117th DistrictNay
Paul JacobsRepublican118th DistrictNay
Regan DeeringRepublican88th DistrictNay
Rick RyanDemocrat36th DistrictYea
Rita MayfieldDemocrat60th DistrictAbsent, excused
Robert "Bob" RitaDemocrat28th DistrictYea
Robyn GabelDemocrat18th DistrictYea
Ryan SpainRepublican73rd DistrictNay
Sharon ChungDemocrat91st DistrictYea
Sonya M. HarperDemocrat6th DistrictYea
Stephanie A. KifowitDemocrat84th DistrictAbsent, excused
Steven ReickRepublican63rd DistrictNay
Sue SchererDemocrat96th DistrictAbsent, excused
Suzanne M. NessDemocrat66th DistrictYea
Terra Costa HowardDemocrat42nd DistrictYea
Thaddeus JonesDemocrat29th DistrictYea
Theresa MahDemocrat24th DistrictYea
Tom WeberRepublican64th DistrictNay
Tony M. McCombieRepublican89th DistrictNay
Tracy Katz MuhlDemocrat57th DistrictYea
Travis WeaverRepublican93rd DistrictAbsent, excused
Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican108th DistrictNay
Will GuzzardiDemocrat39th DistrictYea
William "Will" DavisDemocrat30th DistrictYea
William E HauterRepublican87th DistrictNay
Yolonda MorrisDemocrat9th DistrictYea

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