---
type: "Bill"
title: "LASER SYSTEM ACT"
description: "LASER SYSTEM ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1144"
citation: "Illinois HB 1144 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-25T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/871c4225-794f-4a10-8dbd-28e65cd527c8"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "fb054b6137ffe3fd335b1e8b560cde44d41f692ca7fdb82cc4421359bac4d5b0"
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 1144 (90th) — LASER SYSTEM ACT

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1144** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1144LV.html)

## Sponsors

- MAITLAND — cosponsor (person)
- RYDER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVRMNT ENRGY H
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-000 HENE
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MAITLAND
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 008-000-000 SENV
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-09
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-13
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-07-25
- **1997-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0209

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/871c4225-794f-4a10-8dbd-28e65cd527c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).