---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Salaries Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1068"
citation: "Illinois SB 1068 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Paul Jacobs"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db199406-7167-4e80-ac9a-d33a23db8845"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1068&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=145249&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "dbb83dcedd2b3414885bc39faef0fe6a0c42db8116fa8c4c6dee89cee00d4282"
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 1068 (103rd) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Salaries 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://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1068.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1068eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1068sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1068enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 1 — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Paul Jacobs — primary (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran `filing`
- **2023-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-31** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2023
- **2023-04-18** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 28, 2023
- **2023-04-28** Rule 2-10(a) Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2023-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2023-05-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2023-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
- **2023-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Fowler `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2023-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-05-08** Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-05-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2023-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-05-16** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-040-000
- **2023-05-17** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule Rep. Jay Hoffman; Rule 41(b)
- **2023-05-17** Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule by Voice Vote
- **2023-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2023-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- **2023-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2023
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0375 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db199406-7167-4e80-ac9a-d33a23db8845`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).