---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENVIR BARRIERS ACT-ACCESS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that new housing subject to regulation under the Act shall be constructed in compliance with specified accessibility guidelines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 55"
citation: "Illinois HB 55 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-05"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cac98d54-db6e-4332-9009-0a9d9a6bb72e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=55&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14194&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "cf75272b6667553093f36f483f11daa2a455e450114110fab39241ef83568203"
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 55 (94th) — ENVIR BARRIERS ACT-ACCESS

Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that new housing subject to regulation under the Act shall be constructed in compliance with specified accessibility guidelines.

## 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=09400HB0055&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14194&DocNum=55&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0055eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14194&DocNum=55&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0055enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14194&DocNum=55&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Dunn — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Joe Dunn `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Housing and Urban Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-02-23** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Housing and Urban Development Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Housing and Urban Development Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Housing and Urban Development Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Housing and Urban Development Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Housing and Urban Development Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Housing & Community Affairs
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing & Community Affairs
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass as Amended Housing & Community Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 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; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Dunn
- **2005-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0283 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cac98d54-db6e-4332-9009-0a9d9a6bb72e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).