---
type: "Bill"
title: "SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT-VET"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3817"
citation: "Illinois SB 3817 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc69516f-ecad-4e20-a8c9-0698a8b132d9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3817&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=52053&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ca2026ee3c46db0e88c63e8a3325ed1ae00ffd577609c81b67f90eb42dc739cc"
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 3817 (96th) — SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT-VET

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600SB3817&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52053&DocNum=3817&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3817eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52053&DocNum=3817&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3817enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52053&DocNum=3817&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2010-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2010-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in State Government and Veterans Affairs `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-04-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date July 19, 2010
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc69516f-ecad-4e20-a8c9-0698a8b132d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).