---
type: "Bill"
title: "P.A. 97-1138 EFFECTIVE DATE"
description: "Amends Public Act 97-1138. Adds an immediate effective date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2381"
citation: "Illinois HB 2381 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9abcff1-9688-4ed3-b70c-4c678946d270"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2381&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74164&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d3393aa407759a74cdf3d9b2f9f660efac933c1fe32177b961dec66d2c031724"
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 2381 (98th) — P.A. 97-1138 EFFECTIVE DATE

Amends Public Act 97-1138. Adds an immediate effective date. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB2381&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74164&DocNum=2381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2381eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74164&DocNum=2381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2381enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74164&DocNum=2381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John D. Cavaletto — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Cavaletto `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2013-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-03** Effective Date May 3, 2013
- **2013-05-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0009 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9abcff1-9688-4ed3-b70c-4c678946d270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).