---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT-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: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2133"
citation: "Illinois HB 2133 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2006-01-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8f421ba-47b7-4bf5-a960-c318331554b6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2133&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16961&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "28d79014ca4a872704a7b7683a6140dc3196d3529d6b17a3d05c5d3ebf987a57"
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 2133 (94th) — EMPLOYMENT-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=09400HB2133&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16961&DocNum=2133&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2133eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16961&DocNum=2133&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2133enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16961&DocNum=2133&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- George P. Shadid — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — primary (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
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **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`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2005-05-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen May
- **2005-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 25, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-05-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2005-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2005-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-10-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-10-19** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass Labor; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 27, 2005
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-01-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-01-19** Effective Date January 19, 2006
- **2006-01-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0723 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8f421ba-47b7-4bf5-a960-c318331554b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).