---
type: "Bill"
title: "AUDITOR GENL-CYBERSECURITY"
description: "Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Provides that on a biennial basis, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance audit of State agencies and their cybersecurity programs and practices, with a particular focus on agencies holding large volumes of personal information. Provides for the subjects to be assessed by the audit. Provides for the issuance of an audit report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5547"
citation: "Illinois HB 5547 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe09211b-d0f7-45a3-9198-a2a55dcf149b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5547&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111514&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "697b49527246b4cce42f7b589382f5f620a015d0610080f2b9f1066339af46bb"
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 HB 5547 (100th) — AUDITOR GENL-CYBERSECURITY

Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Provides that on a biennial basis, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance audit of State agencies and their cybersecurity programs and practices, with a particular focus on agencies holding large volumes of personal information. Provides for the subjects to be assessed by the audit. Provides for the issuance of an audit report.

## 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=10000HB5547&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111514&DocNum=5547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5547eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111514&DocNum=5547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5547enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111514&DocNum=5547&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
- **2018-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0914 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe09211b-d0f7-45a3-9198-a2a55dcf149b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).