---
type: "Bill"
title: "INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT"
description: "INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 240"
citation: "Illinois SB 240 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 99
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b3055ab-eb9a-4074-a748-417c449bc5ec"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "f52a6117fe182853d573a37791d12f459dff9b1d22a8d946421914048fccaa5d"
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 240 (90th) — INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0240** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0240LV.html)

## Sponsors

- GARCIA — cosponsor (person)
- HALVORSON — cosponsor (person)
- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- KARPIEL — cosponsor (person)
- LINDNER — cosponsor (person)
- O'MALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- OBAMA — cosponsor (person)
- PANKAU — cosponsor (person)
- PHILIP — cosponsor (person)
- RAUSCHENBERGER — cosponsor (person)
- REA — cosponsor (person)
- SIEBEN — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- TROTTER — cosponsor (person)
- WALSH,T — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOVERN `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** RE-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE RULES
- **1997-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'MALLEY
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LAUZEN
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 006-000-004 SPBH
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-05
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED SMITH
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHILIP
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-17
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SPBH
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SPBH
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SPBH/007-000-000
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SPBH/007-000-000
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-20
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARCIA
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REA
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR PANKAU
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO LINDNER
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PANKAU
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HHSV
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-KARPIEL
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 01/LINDNER
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/CURRIE,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PUGH, RONEN,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** LINDNER
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/KARPIEL,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SYVERSON, DONAHUE,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SMITH, GARCIA
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/LINDNER
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/KARPIEL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/KARPIEL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SPBH
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/LINDNER
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/117-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/KARPIEL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SPBH/009-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/KARPIEL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/058-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-22
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0512

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b3055ab-eb9a-4074-a748-417c449bc5ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).