---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 856"
citation: "Illinois SB 856 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doris Turner", "Norma Hernandez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c4b34bf-2ed8-4c55-8c2f-078fb11e2f69"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=856&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=145010&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "dd9db131e13440d30b44bdb9760483cc3c2e4a03a8f8b4bb1a426961a2f99760"
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 856 (103rd) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice 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/10300SB0856.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0856eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0856ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0856sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0856enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government, Amendment 1 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government Administration — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doris Turner — primary (person)
- Norma Hernandez — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade and Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `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
- **2023-10-18** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-10-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 24, 2023
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
- **2023-10-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-10-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
- **2023-10-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; D. Turner `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-10-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-10-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-10-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2023-10-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-11-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-11-01** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-03-12** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2024-04-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-05-09** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 14, 2024
- **2024-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner `filing`
- **2024-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
- **2024-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2024-05-24** Senate Concurs
- **2024-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2024
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0888 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c4b34bf-2ed8-4c55-8c2f-078fb11e2f69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).