---
type: "Bill"
title: "MCCORMICK PLACE PROJECT FUND"
description: "MCCORMICK PLACE PROJECT FUND"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 18"
citation: "Illinois HB 18 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 145
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-07-08T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/113b062a-9ffd-4b5c-8c3d-6c82e3651220"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "e72dedaf57d004050bf118674a15d1f5227a2d79ec972b777ab2559dbef184de"
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 18 (90th) — MCCORMICK PLACE PROJECT FUND

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0018LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- FANTIN — cosponsor (person)
- GRANBERG — cosponsor (person)
- HANNIG — cosponsor (person)
- JONES — cosponsor (person)
- MAITLAND — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- OBAMA — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIANO — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- WEAVER,S — cosponsor (person)
- WOOLARD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN-BLACK
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** BALANCED BUDGET NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOVAK
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOVAK
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOVAK
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 099-018-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MAITLAND
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED AS AMENDED HA 01
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WEAVER,S
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR JONES
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SEVERNS
- **1997-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1997-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L
- **1997-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WELCH
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOLARO
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-001 SEXC
- **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 054-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/NOVAK
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/MAITLAND
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MAITLAND,
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** WEAVER,S, PHILIP,
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** DEMUZIO, COLLINS
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/NOVAK,
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CURRIE, HANNIG,
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** COWLISHAW
- **1997-07-02T00:00:00-05:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HANNIG
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SEXC
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RECOMMENDS CONSIDERATION HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/NOVAK
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HEXC
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HEXC/011-000-003
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SEXC/008-002-003
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/083-030-003
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** DEMUZIO-RULING OF
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CHAIR AS TO
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** NUMBER OF VOTES
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** NEEDED FOR PASSAGE
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CHAIR RULES 30 VOTES NEEDED.
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** GEO-KARIS-RULING
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ON NUMBER OF VOTES
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** NEEDED FOR
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** PASSAGE, DUE TO
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** INCREASE IN
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BONDING
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AUTHORIZATION.
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CHAIR RULES 30 VOTES NEEDED.
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/CONSIDERATION
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MAITLAND
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SENATE CONFERENCE REPORT LOST 1ST/029-021-005
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2ND
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED SEVERNS
- **1998-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 2ND/MAITLAND,
- **1998-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** WEAVER,S, PHILIP,
- **1998-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** JONES, MOLARO
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2ND
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 2ND/NOVAK,
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** CURRIE, HANNIG,
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** SAVIANO
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO SAVIANO
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 2ND/NOVAK
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HEXC
- **1998-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2ND
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2ND/MAITLAND
- **1998-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1998-05-18T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SMITH
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2ND
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HEXC/012-000-000
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2ND/MAITLAND
- **1998-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SEXC
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FANTIN
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1998-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 2ND/102-014-000
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2ND/MAITLAND
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SEXC/013-000-000
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 2ND/MAITLAND
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 2ND/058-000-000
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 2ND
- **1998-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-06-19T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-07-08
- **1998-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0612

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/113b062a-9ffd-4b5c-8c3d-6c82e3651220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).