---
type: "Bill"
title: "GAMING-TECH"
description: "Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual report of the Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1607"
citation: "Illinois SB 1607 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2484f1d2-7f40-4dff-ab95-8d6e6d420dd0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1607&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4746&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ef15dcc1b94efb21fc439ad213b59c7e436cb61b24b7c756d97f262cb009f08f"
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 1607 (93rd) — GAMING-TECH

Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual report of the Board.

## 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=09300SB1607&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4746&DocNum=1607&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1607eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4746&DocNum=1607&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1607enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4746&DocNum=1607&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — **30–24** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **67–47** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **30–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
- **2003-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 009-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 009-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-047-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03,05
- **2003-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03,05 - May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 030-024-003
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 030-024-003
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-20** Effective Date June 20, 2003
- **2003-06-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0028 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2484f1d2-7f40-4dff-ab95-8d6e6d420dd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).