---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCCA-BUSINESS PROGRAMS-COAL BD"
description: "DCCA-BUSINESS PROGRAMS-COAL BD"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 855"
citation: "Illinois SB 855 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-16T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcef17bb-abaf-46b4-b9fb-034c01e2dfd1"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "706c9cece095de96a3bd7944516e5da54eed6a076bc8ff086d9436e809e00f60"
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 855 (90th) — DCCA-BUSINESS PROGRAMS-COAL BD

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0855** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0855LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- DEERING — cosponsor (person)
- DONAHUE — cosponsor (person)
- ERWIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOVERN `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 008-000-000 SGOA
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-14
- **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
- **1997-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOV ADM `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO DEERING
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ST GV-ELC RFM H
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HSGE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/CLAYTON
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/CLAYTON
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DONAHUE
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DONAHUE
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SGOA
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DONAHUE
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SGOA/008-000-000
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DONAHUE
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/058-000-000
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-19T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-16T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-16T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-16
- **1997-08-16T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0454

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcef17bb-abaf-46b4-b9fb-034c01e2dfd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).