---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 402"
citation: "Illinois SB 402 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 140
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-11-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df497bd4-0a91-45eb-9911-c6636b800ec3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=402&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100343&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "4079315d1d311a44aa82adadb6fe3e91994b5115133b00fdc9efd7c7344bf8d0"
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 402 (100th) — EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=10000SB0402&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100343&DocNum=402&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0402eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100343&DocNum=402&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0402enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100343&DocNum=402&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **37–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- David McSweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Juliana Stratton — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Drury — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 037-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-06-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-06-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-06-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-06-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-28** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2017-10-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2017-10-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-10-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-10-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-10-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2017
- **2017-10-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2017-10-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2017-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2017-10-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2017-10-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-10-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-11-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-11-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2017-11-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2017-11-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2017-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2017-11-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2017-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2017-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2017-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-11-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-11-07** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5
- **2017-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5 - November 7, 2017
- **2017-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-11-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-11-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2017-11-07** Senate Concurs
- **2017-11-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-11-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-11-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-11-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-11-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-16** Effective Date November 16, 2017
- **2017-11-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0554 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df497bd4-0a91-45eb-9911-c6636b800ec3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).