---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1563"
citation: "Illinois HB 1563 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Burke"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2023-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91e67d99-6291-4fe7-b05c-370911e6bfe2"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1563&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130240&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "637798072832411ff66b4ca245ad77224e11d39ba52ac9c299058688c662909b"
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 1563 (102nd) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.

## 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/10200HB1563.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563sam001.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563sam002.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1563enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **70–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–17** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **94–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — 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** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-24** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2022-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2022-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2022-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2022-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2022-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-009-002 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-04-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2022-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-04-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-16** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 29, 2022
- **2022-11-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-11-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-11-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 1, 2022
- **2023-01-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-03** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 4, 2023
- **2023-01-08** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2023-01-10** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2023-01-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham `amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-01-10** Third Reading - Passed; 037-017-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2023-01-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2023-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 070-031-000
- **2023-01-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-02-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10** Effective Date February 10, 2023
- **2023-02-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1129 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91e67d99-6291-4fe7-b05c-370911e6bfe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).