---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Blockchain Business Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 711"
citation: "Illinois SB 711 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly A. Lightford", "William \"Will\" Davis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1a783a9-f973-4c6a-ad39-f93b79ca7c98"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=711&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=158422&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "94852ba8aab6da3d8c78ed8ce0388f8e5575ac049c18a06fc9975f0e1847cb4f"
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 711 (104th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Blockchain Business Development 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://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0711.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0711eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0711sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0711sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0711enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities, Amendment 2 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Care Licenses — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- William "Will" Davis — primary (person)
- Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2025-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- **2025-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- **2025-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- **2025-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2025-04-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2025-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2025-05-09** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- **2025-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2025-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2025-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2025-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-23** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William "Will" Davis
- **2025-05-28** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
- **2025-05-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Health Care Licenses Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2025-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 073-039-000
- **2025-05-28** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000
- **2025-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2025-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- **2025-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2025-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0362 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1a783a9-f973-4c6a-ad39-f93b79ca7c98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).