---
type: "Bill"
title: "AG-CIVIL ADMIN CODE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Agricultural Export Advisory Committee created under that Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 983"
citation: "Illinois HB 983 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecaea734-bcff-48e6-9f70-dabe751412bf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=983&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1521&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "33c44b1fb4e197f3e5d66097ed71a538f8131d0b91b1f9f3d37f30a5f6ee7660"
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 983 (93rd) — AG-CIVIL ADMIN CODE-TECH

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Agricultural Export Advisory Committee created under that Section.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0983&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1521&DocNum=983&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0983eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1521&DocNum=983&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0983enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1521&DocNum=983&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **69–43** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-043-005 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-05-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-05-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-05-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-05-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2003-05-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-05-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-05-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang; Motion #1
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture and Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 015-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0134 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecaea734-bcff-48e6-9f70-dabe751412bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).