---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 116"
citation: "Illinois SB 116 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-23"
last_action: "2014-01-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63f1d2e8-6a3c-4668-8e17-26dd4a3a819f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=116&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69414&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "24fed729fe89351e884df4147efd5a4ee44d35647d65d1554d08f977861798cd"
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 116 (98th) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Open Meetings 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=09800SB0116&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69414&DocNum=116&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0116eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69414&DocNum=116&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0116enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69414&DocNum=116&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-04-30** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-10-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 7, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-10-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2013-10-22** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2013-10-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 23, 2013
- **2013-10-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-10-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2013-10-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
- **2013-10-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-10-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2013-10-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2013-10-23** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-10-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-10-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-10-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-10-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-10-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-10-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2013
- **2013-10-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-11-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2013-11-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-11-06** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-11-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-12-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-01-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-01-07** Effective Date January 7, 2014
- **2014-01-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0618 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63f1d2e8-6a3c-4668-8e17-26dd4a3a819f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).