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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 678</title>
<shortdesc>ARCH. DEGREE RECLASSIFICATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Joyce Mason and Camille Y. Lilly</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the United States Department of Education to reverse the reclassification of architecture graduate degrees from "professional" to" non-professional" degrees under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
</actions>
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