---
type: "Bill"
title: "FILM PRODUCT SERV TAX CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning court costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 398"
citation: "Illinois SB 398 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46f9e712-e560-44f3-8efa-9b133a83a26f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=398&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55226&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e386785f50582957882b315a735fb013c23e99e23500eb757dacd7a2fcb8476d"
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 398 (97th) — FILM PRODUCT SERV TAX CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning court costs.

## 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=09700SB0398&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55226&DocNum=398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0398eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55226&DocNum=398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0398enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55226&DocNum=398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (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
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2011-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2011-03-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2011-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 008-000-000
- **2011-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2011-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2011
- **2011-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2011-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-04-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-04-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2011-04-06** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-04-07** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-04-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-04-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-05-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-05-06** Effective Date May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0003 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46f9e712-e560-44f3-8efa-9b133a83a26f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).