---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 779"
citation: "Illinois HB 779 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Nicholas K. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 72
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2024-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fe5f1b7-1996-4563-8bdd-17bd549e3c11"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=779&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142654&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "072eec1dab733ae40b8c9f012b8165c9b83cfc55d8de9411ce204eec602c5876"
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 779 (103rd) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 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://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0779enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Labor & Commerce, Amendment 2 — **22–6** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Labor & Commerce, Amendment 1 — **22–6** (pass) · lower
- State Government Administration, Amendment 1 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **80–27** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **80–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2023-04-28** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2023-05-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-06-26** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- **2023-11-08** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-11-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sims `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-11-08** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-11-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-11-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2023-12-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-01-31** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2024-01-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2024-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2024-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2024-02-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-006-000
- **2024-02-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-006-000
- **2024-03-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 080-027-002
- **2024-03-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 080-027-002
- **2024-03-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2024-03-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-22** Effective Date March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0585 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fe5f1b7-1996-4563-8bdd-17bd549e3c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).