---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 397"
citation: "Illinois SB 397 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e7d9ddf-37f8-4958-b0e1-1456e0c5d4f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=397&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41259&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e2373f8856c9eb3f63f4d379f97a49e8fb7346781b0139c88ca9797165997757"
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 397 (96th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act.

## 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=09600SB0397&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41259&DocNum=397&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0397eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41259&DocNum=397&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0397enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41259&DocNum=397&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** 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
- **2009-03-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2009-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2009-05-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-06-01** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-06-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - June 24, 2009
- **2009-06-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2009-06-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-06-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2009-06-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-07-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-09-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-09-25** Effective Date September 25, 2009
- **2009-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0790 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e7d9ddf-37f8-4958-b0e1-1456e0c5d4f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).