---
type: "Bill"
title: "REVENUE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Messages Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 961"
citation: "Illinois HB 961 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2020-01-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/146cb313-053f-4786-a402-846f7c2868be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=961&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115331&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "ccbac0f67fe6ecadbc83610d634791439228ca684174ec76ffda13a19bded1c5"
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 961 (101st) — REVENUE-TECH

Amends the Messages Tax 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=10100HB0961&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115331&DocNum=961&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0961eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115331&DocNum=961&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0961enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115331&DocNum=961&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — primary (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2019-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2019-10-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-21** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
- **2019-10-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2019-10-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2019-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2019-10-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2019-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-10-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2019-10-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-10-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2019-10-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2019-10-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-10-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-10-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-10-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2019-10-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-10-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As November 14, 2019
- **2019-11-06** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-11-13** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-11-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2019-11-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-11-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 14, 2019
- **2019-11-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2019-11-14** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-11-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-12-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-14** Effective Date January 14, 2020
- **2020-01-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0622 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/146cb313-053f-4786-a402-846f7c2868be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).