---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOTTERY-DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY"
description: "Amends the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the employment and allocation of staff assistants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "Illinois SB 270 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 74
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/125fd24a-1550-486a-aac1-e184f699d448"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=270&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55056&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b438e6805176802eb3988e1dee90279812fae5b2fd5b1fd66db0bf4d021818f5"
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 270 (97th) — LOTTERY-DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY

Amends the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the employment and allocation of staff assistants.

## 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=09700SB0270&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55056&DocNum=270&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0270eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55056&DocNum=270&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0270enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55056&DocNum=270&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–12** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–45** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **45–9** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **45–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2011-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2011
- **2011-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-05-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 043-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2011-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Re-assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2011-05-27** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2011-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-27** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 064-052-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-045-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2011-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-000
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-000
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 045-009-000
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 045-009-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date October 15, 2011; Generally effective
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2011; Some parts effective
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0464 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/125fd24a-1550-486a-aac1-e184f699d448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).