---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1279"
citation: "Illinois HB 1279 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab97579e-24cd-4fbd-96de-e060346ac5db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1279&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101759&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "f588473a3717dc4bfbb9931ae6a0627c394a06b52d49501ed7c32ea6957b6dae"
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 1279 (100th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations 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=10000HB1279&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101759&DocNum=1279&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1279eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101759&DocNum=1279&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1279enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101759&DocNum=1279&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2017-10-17** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2017-10-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-10-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-10-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2017-10-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2017-10-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2017
- **2017-10-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-10-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-10-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-10-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-11-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-11-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-11-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-11-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-11-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-11-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2017-11-01** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-11-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 8, 2017
- **2017-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-11-08** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-11-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-12-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-08** Effective Date December 8, 2017
- **2017-12-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0559 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab97579e-24cd-4fbd-96de-e060346ac5db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).