---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMPTROLLER-ADVANCE FUNDS-DNR"
description: "Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1538"
citation: "Illinois SB 1538 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7556bc16-47aa-41fb-aaec-f07c224a22f5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1538&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44084&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "41fc431395c3c5394221e325124cf4e5e8911e55c6e4b293629458fe65f87ff3"
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 1538 (96th) — COMPTROLLER-ADVANCE FUNDS-DNR

Amends the Department of Natural Resources 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=09600SB1538&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44084&DocNum=1538&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1538eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44084&DocNum=1538&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1538enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44084&DocNum=1538&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2009-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2009-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2009
- **2009-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0785 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7556bc16-47aa-41fb-aaec-f07c224a22f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).