---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES-TB SANITARIUM-ANIMALS"
description: "Amends the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 547"
citation: "Illinois SB 547 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-11-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/846ac5b7-3ccc-4468-9e4d-ddf556cce544"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=547&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55355&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4fbcb66b25b6a570e313bd41fde1784c4141d4e459e2447511295d646306ede1"
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 547 (97th) — COUNTIES-TB SANITARIUM-ANIMALS

Amends the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority 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=09700SB0547&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55355&DocNum=547&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0547eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55355&DocNum=547&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0547enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55355&DocNum=547&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **84–28** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — 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`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 005-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-04-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 032-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-09** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
- **2012-11-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-11-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-11-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2012-11-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-11-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-11-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-11-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-11-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-11-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-11-28** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2012-11-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-028-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-11-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - November 29, 2012
- **2012-11-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2012-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2012-11-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2012-11-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2012-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2012-11-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2012-11-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-11-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-11-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-11-30** Effective Date November 30, 2012
- **2012-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1133 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/846ac5b7-3ccc-4468-9e4d-ddf556cce544`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).