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+type: "Bill"
+title: "WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION-TECH"
+description: "Creates the Whistleblower Protection Act. Contains a short title only."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "93rd"
+identifier: "SB 1785"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1785 (93rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2003-02-20"
+last_action: "2003-08-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91ffd0fb-7dad-4c19-9dc9-f6611e499538"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1785&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=5133&SessionID=3&GA=93"
+source_hash: "be4c3c8a52f392d0bc5ef173b83a4de0d4807b9b11093edd965600006bb139de"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1785 (93rd) — WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION-TECH
+
+Creates the Whistleblower Protection Act. Contains a short title only.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1785&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5133&DocNum=1785&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1785eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5133&DocNum=1785&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1785enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5133&DocNum=1785&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **117–1** (pass) · lower
+- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Don Harmon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
+- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
+- **2003-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
+- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
+- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
+- **2003-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
+- **2003-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2003-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
+- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2003-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-04-29** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-05-02** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
+- **2003-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2003-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2003-05-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
+- **2003-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 23, 2003
+- **2003-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
+- **2003-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 006-000-000
+- **2003-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
+- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
+- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2003-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2003-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2004
+- **2003-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0579 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91ffd0fb-7dad-4c19-9dc9-f6611e499538`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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