---
type: "Bill"
title: "IEMA-CYBER ATTACK"
description: "Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Expands the definition of \"disaster\" to include a cyber attack."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3523"
citation: "Illinois HB 3523 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith R. Wheeler", "Suzy Glowiak Hilton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34457898-1c3e-43df-881c-63ef73079e03"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3523&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132537&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "2cea67e69a69c3130b9bf5ebf0270bab83e554b187f2e4300527268e5cc72a7e"
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 3523 (102nd) — IEMA-CYBER ATTACK

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Expands the definition of "disaster" to include a cyber attack.

## 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/10200HB3523.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3523eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3523ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3523enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–13** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keith R. Wheeler — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2021-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** To Executive- Government Operations
- **2021-05-21** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 30, 2021
- **2021-05-25** Re-assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** Waive Posting Notice
- **2021-05-27** Do Pass Executive; 011-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 046-013-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0485 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34457898-1c3e-43df-881c-63ef73079e03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).