---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Industrial Commission's annual report to the Governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1283"
citation: "Illinois SB 1283 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-11-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58f0bd28-3418-421b-b3c7-e30f74fd407b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1283&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18351&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "319b1d050545f8a1552f94da5470b6a780c43692cee91260fa011c6bb385d9b6"
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 1283 (94th) — EMPLOYMENT-TECH

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Industrial Commission's annual report to the Governor.

## 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=09400SB1283&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18351&DocNum=1283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1283eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18351&DocNum=1283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1283enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18351&DocNum=1283&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Labor; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
- **2005-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-10-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2005
- **2005-10-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-10-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2005-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-000-000
- **2005-10-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2005-10-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2005-11-03** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-11-03** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-03** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-11-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-11-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-11-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-11-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-11-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-11-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-11-16** Effective Date November 16, 2005
- **2005-11-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0695 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58f0bd28-3418-421b-b3c7-e30f74fd407b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).