---
type: "Bill"
title: "LABOR RELATIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning previous collective bargaining agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 984"
citation: "Illinois SB 984 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2004-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c749fcdc-6648-4483-af18-c9e3a47a66d3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=984&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3846&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c4e5c14c6242867700e8ef1fc4e19055714ce766733a977b0fe88f550c71e7bd"
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 984 (93rd) — LABOR RELATIONS-TECH

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning previous collective bargaining agreements.

## 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=09300SB0984&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3846&DocNum=984&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0984eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3846&DocNum=984&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0984enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3846&DocNum=984&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James A. DeLeo — primary (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **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
- **2003-05-29** 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`
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2004-05-11** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2004-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2004-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2004-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-002 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-022-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 26, 2004
- **2004-05-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2004-05-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2004-05-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James A. DeLeo `filing`
- **2004-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-000
- **2004-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2004-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2004
- **2004-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1006 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c749fcdc-6648-4483-af18-c9e3a47a66d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).