---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEVATOR SAFETY-LICENSING-CERT"
description: "Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2037"
citation: "Illinois SB 2037 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81e15f09-113a-4d69-bb03-c86c5315e976"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2037&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58182&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e9f1a7be49638d87c4009f89b4730d6bcbf522238ae1d95a7e1f6f2e521bc1ad"
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 2037 (97th) — ELEVATOR SAFETY-LICENSING-CERT

Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. 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=09700SB2037&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58182&DocNum=2037&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2037eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58182&DocNum=2037&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2037enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58182&DocNum=2037&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-03-08** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2011-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Licensed Activities; Sullivan `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- **2011-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Shane Cultra
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2011
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0310 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81e15f09-113a-4d69-bb03-c86c5315e976`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).