---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE AUTHORITY-GUARANTEES"
description: "Amends the Military Leave of Absence Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a State employee's leave of absence for active military service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 324"
citation: "Illinois SB 324 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9031d2aa-79dd-44ed-a679-a6b261ea2afc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=324&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84285&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "5dcfa3dd2d02f74475093a47e78862bb856ba8ee982c2598ec9e2df0a109fffe"
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 324 (99th) — FINANCE AUTHORITY-GUARANTEES

Amends the Military Leave of Absence Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a State employee's leave of absence for active military service.

## 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=09900SB0324&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84285&DocNum=324&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0324eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84285&DocNum=324&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0324enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84285&DocNum=324&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–3** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — primary (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
- **2015-10-08** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As October 20, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-10-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016
- **2016-04-22** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016
- **2016-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2016-05-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2016-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- **2016-05-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2016-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-05-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2016-05-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2016-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2016-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2016-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2016-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `filing`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-06-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-06-24** Effective Date June 24, 2016
- **2016-06-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0509 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9031d2aa-79dd-44ed-a679-a6b261ea2afc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).