---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1633"
citation: "Illinois HB 1633 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 86
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b69b26c8-27bc-419f-9d00-705de1b05e17"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1633&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16440&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "1af9a5f19b20c34c9657ce8b374fb8dcb189d676c04d1f90d248e79cdcbd3f08"
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 1633 (94th) — BUSINESS-TECH

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=09400HB1633&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16440&DocNum=1633&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1633eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16440&DocNum=1633&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1633enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16440&DocNum=1633&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–12** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carole Pankau — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — primary (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2005-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-03-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2005-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-012-009 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 007-000-004 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-16** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0036 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b69b26c8-27bc-419f-9d00-705de1b05e17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).