---
type: "Bill"
title: "COAL MINING-MINE ELECTRICIAN"
description: "Amends the Coal Mining Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning the short title of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2255"
citation: "Illinois SB 2255 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b16bf03-5d73-40ab-a596-b50b47a38e98"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2255&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73846&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9e3acab66e8f3c9d105f19adc3f4a4abe4527db1e130435bceecd3e3fb713f03"
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 2255 (98th) — COAL MINING-MINE ELECTRICIAN

Amends the Coal Mining Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning the short title of the Act.

## 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=09800SB2255&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73846&DocNum=2255&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2255eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73846&DocNum=2255&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2255enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73846&DocNum=2255&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-13** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0543 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b16bf03-5d73-40ab-a596-b50b47a38e98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).