---
type: "Bill"
title: "CURRENCY EXCHANGE-SERVICES"
description: "Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Provides that, upon receipt of an application by a currency exchange to provide additional services to the public, the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall approve or deny the application within 45 days after the filing of a complete application. Provides that, if the application is denied, the applicant may, within 10 days after the date of the notice of denial, request a hearing. Provides that a public hearing must be held before the Secretary may revoke any authorization for a currency exchange to provide additional services to the public."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5033"
citation: "Illinois HB 5033 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/febb92af-7d47-43af-bff2-1a9883811837"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5033&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64998&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4dffa49b78c7bc29e7d30d7adbd5c5b61b81c99e3e21d5e2abe4e5eb39e98294"
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 HB 5033 (97th) — CURRENCY EXCHANGE-SERVICES

Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Provides that, upon receipt of an application by a currency exchange to provide additional services to the public, the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall approve or deny the application within 45 days after the filing of a complete application. Provides that, if the application is denied, the applicant may, within 10 days after the date of the notice of denial, request a hearing. Provides that a public hearing must be held before the Secretary may revoke any authorization for a currency exchange to provide additional services to the public.

## 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=09700HB5033&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64998&DocNum=5033&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5033eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64998&DocNum=5033&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5033enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64998&DocNum=5033&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **81–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-016-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 081-034-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2012
- **2012-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1111 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/febb92af-7d47-43af-bff2-1a9883811837`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).