---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 854"
citation: "Illinois HB 854 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c90fff04-3ac0-4dc1-beb6-684bd85b5c9e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=854&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115144&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "35ec527131cd211898d56440fd4303ecefa4ab0c1c8f46b1024a049537105082"
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 854 (101st) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations 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=10100HB0854&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115144&DocNum=854&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0854eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115144&DocNum=854&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0854enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115144&DocNum=854&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2019-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2019-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000
- **2019-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2019-06-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2019-06-01** House Concurs
- **2019-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0234 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c90fff04-3ac0-4dc1-beb6-684bd85b5c9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).