---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Employment First Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 586"
citation: "Illinois SB 586 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-12-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68b1329d-6c07-46e8-bb3c-a543c4ee0bee"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=586&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84549&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "57b4c561557c0d18ec5a7c0dda870e745432a51a0359f786d6e0edc98afdf1cd"
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 586 (99th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Employment First 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=09900SB0586&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84549&DocNum=586&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0586eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84549&DocNum=586&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0586enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84549&DocNum=586&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — primary (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
- **2015-04-21** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-13** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2016
- **2016-04-22** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016
- **2016-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-06-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-06-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2016-06-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2016 `reading-3`
- **2016-07-31** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 16, 2016
- **2016-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2016-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 007-000-000
- **2016-11-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-11-16** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2016-11-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-11-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-11-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-11-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-11-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-28** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-11-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2016-11-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-11-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-11-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-12-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2016-12-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-12-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2016-12-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2016-12-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2016-12-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-12-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-12-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-12-30** Effective Date December 30, 2016
- **2016-12-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0917 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68b1329d-6c07-46e8-bb3c-a543c4ee0bee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).