---
type: "Bill"
title: "LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Language Assistance Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 61"
citation: "Illinois SB 61 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-22"
last_action: "2003-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fc1a7e1-6457-4e35-bd8b-f0690a47c703"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=61&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=493&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ec81f0c36fa5da30ad455a8ec253e0f3418161c15059da033279c1f5c31f29e8"
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 61 (93rd) — LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE-TECH

Amends the Language Assistance Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09300SB0061&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=493&DocNum=61&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0061eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=493&DocNum=61&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0061enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=493&DocNum=61&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-02-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-02-27** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003
- **2003-03-06** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2003-03-20** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
- **2003-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
- **2003-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 049-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2003-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0564 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fc1a7e1-6457-4e35-bd8b-f0690a47c703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).