---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the definitions of \"Director\" and \"Department\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1994"
citation: "Illinois SB 1994 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2005-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8eb8568-c801-4a52-80fc-7e7042a493a3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1994&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=5035&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d0d1abcf1e619a76e3ae0db246eb1c95148dc602da4da6f74c19082c75e116b4"
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 1994 (93rd) — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE-TECH

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the definitions of "Director" and "Department".

## 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=09300SB1994&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5035&DocNum=1994&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1994eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5035&DocNum=1994&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1994enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5035&DocNum=1994&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–54** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **31–23** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Ronen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `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
- **2003-03-27** 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 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-23** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke; as amended
- **2003-05-23** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke; as amended
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-28** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-054-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **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
- **2003-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2004-11-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2004-11-16** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 17, 2004
- **2004-11-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2004-11-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-11-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2004-11-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 006-001-000
- **2004-12-19** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-12-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Re-referred to Rules-Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-10** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-01-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-January 11, 2005
- **2005-01-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-01-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-01-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-01-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 031-023-002
- **2005-01-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-02-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-03-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-03-07** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-03-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1088 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8eb8568-c801-4a52-80fc-7e7042a493a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).