---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Fire Department Promotion Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 833"
citation: "Illinois SB 833 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1337ccbc-6542-459a-9c75-7a473274022b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=833&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17852&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "66d148e6e8c9e17cefa7c3df3a1f290cefd0bab9bfbdaa5065b398596f0c4c95"
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 833 (94th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Fire Department Promotion 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=09400SB0833&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17852&DocNum=833&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0833eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17852&DocNum=833&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0833enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17852&DocNum=833&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `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 Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Local Government; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary G. Dahl `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Commerce & Economic Development
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce & Economic Development; 008-000-000
- **2005-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2005
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0302 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1337ccbc-6542-459a-9c75-7a473274022b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).