---
type: "Bill"
title: "REVENUE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Electricity Excise Tax Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 451"
citation: "Illinois SB 451 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12c0d77f-a7e1-434f-8878-8412b6c92641"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=451&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41314&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "dbc722a72948dc54b1a926f0ac24ed0802a206747673e8ef31e030a0b43ac480"
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 451 (96th) — REVENUE-TECH

Amends the Electricity Excise Tax Law. 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=09600SB0451&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41314&DocNum=451&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0451eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41314&DocNum=451&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0451enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41314&DocNum=451&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — 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
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2009-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-26** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **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`
- **2009-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-28** Effective Date January 1, 2010; Generally
- **2009-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2009; Some Parts
- **2009-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0782 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12c0d77f-a7e1-434f-8878-8412b6c92641`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).