---
type: "Bill"
title: "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT"
description: "Creates the Economic Development Act of 2003. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1743"
citation: "Illinois SB 1743 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/433cf54b-f99c-4585-909a-22043221849f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1743&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4929&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4d02def960aef96e03c4554b55f495f722ec51b98a42e00c4bdfeb8e0cc559ca"
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 1743 (93rd) — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

Creates the Economic Development Act of 2003. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09300SB1743&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4929&DocNum=1743&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1743eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4929&DocNum=1743&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1743enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4929&DocNum=1743&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank C. Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **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
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **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** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 19(a); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2003-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 30, 2003
- **2003-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2003-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-05-30** Sponsor Removed Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0327 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/433cf54b-f99c-4585-909a-22043221849f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).