---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 607"
citation: "Illinois HB 607 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb27b2c4-b8ea-483d-bb6b-3c71b743d3d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=607&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100808&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "a72586a78d66d3bbf3052dadf2474d535025e4321999c3c0a803b90abe825049"
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 607 (100th) — TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources under 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=10000HB0607&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100808&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0607eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100808&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0607enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100808&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **75–34** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — primary (person)
- Tom Rooney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2017-03-09** Re-assigned to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee
- **2017-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2017-03-30** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2017-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2017-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-034-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Rooney
- **2017-05-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-18** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 043-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb27b2c4-b8ea-483d-bb6b-3c71b743d3d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).