---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRST 2007 GENERAL REVISORY"
description: "Creates the First 2007 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 223"
citation: "Illinois SB 223 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/334a7042-3bc7-458c-8da2-2a86e8000eab"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=223&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27689&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "331d27f512042e414a823f18c10516757cf966da5fd2eb485d6ce4b9e1b64945"
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 223 (95th) — FIRST 2007 GENERAL REVISORY

Creates the First 2007 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB0223&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27689&DocNum=223&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0223eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27689&DocNum=223&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0223enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27689&DocNum=223&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Re-assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2007
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0331 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/334a7042-3bc7-458c-8da2-2a86e8000eab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).