---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Attorney General's oath and bond."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 623"
citation: "Illinois SB 623 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca573812-95a3-4a8d-9f65-292039a16335"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=623&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17626&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "22281b37fe87127f30ea9e2712f7068fb3eacf57f0b4514151b7e8486069ce2b"
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 623 (94th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Attorney General's oath and bond.

## 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=09400SB0623&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17626&DocNum=623&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0623eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17626&DocNum=623&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0623enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17626&DocNum=623&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `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 State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass State Government; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 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`
- **2005-11-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-03-28** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2006-03-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2006-04-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-04-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-04-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-04-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-04-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-04-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-04-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-04-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-04-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2006-04-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
- **2006-04-10** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2006-04-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2006-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-05** Effective Date June 5, 2006
- **2006-06-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0829 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca573812-95a3-4a8d-9f65-292039a16335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).