---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Explosives Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 711"
citation: "Illinois HB 711 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-31"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ba6f823-4130-43cf-b441-dc6f09fdd79e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=711&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56496&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1e92e35d91ce09e98aa1ceb2b14131339e1944a773b2fb747f98be6d4cb49a10"
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 711 (97th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Explosives Act. Makes a technical change to 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=09700HB0711&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56496&DocNum=711&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0711eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56496&DocNum=711&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0711enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56496&DocNum=711&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
- William Cunningham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2011-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Cunningham
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0164 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ba6f823-4130-43cf-b441-dc6f09fdd79e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).