---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1291"
citation: "Illinois HB 1291 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Harmon", "Elizabeth Hernandez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-11-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ab8cbf5-56b6-42e2-a4ac-d4b3d8555cd9"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1291&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129966&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ac9720b4060c185ebe1ba8afdf827ba93745bb455f6b488fb986e876e58bba96"
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 1291 (102nd) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1291.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1291eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1291ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1291sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1291enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **71–43** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jawaharial Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2021-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-13** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 15, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 1, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-08-26** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2021-08-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading August 31, 2021
- **2021-10-13** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)(ii) this bill shall not be re-referred to the Committee on Assignment pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2021-10-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2021-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2021-10-28** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2021-10-28** Third Reading - Passed; 041-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-10-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2021-10-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2021-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 071-043-000
- **2021-10-29** House Concurs
- **2021-10-29** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-11-01** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-11-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-11-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-23** Effective Date November 23, 2021
- **2021-11-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0670 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ab8cbf5-56b6-42e2-a4ac-d4b3d8555cd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).