---
type: "Bill"
title: "COLLECTION AGENT-SUNSET EXTEND"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Collection Agency Act to January 1, 2016. Effective December 31, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1177"
citation: "Illinois HB 1177 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-08"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f810cb03-d2e1-4335-a7bd-f0c9592b9224"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1177&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15925&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f8e9ccbc2503ade56df872f463e63c776bdaf4735cf6f8c22333ea2021d3ea5b"
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 HB 1177 (94th) — COLLECTION AGENT-SUNSET EXTEND

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Collection Agency Act to January 1, 2016. Effective December 31, 2005.

## 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=09400HB1177&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15925&DocNum=1177&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1177eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15925&DocNum=1177&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1177enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15925&DocNum=1177&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2005-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Registration and Regulation Committee
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Registration and Regulation Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date December 31, 2005
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f810cb03-d2e1-4335-a7bd-f0c9592b9224`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).