---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ORGAN-TISSUE DONOR"
description: "SCH CD-ORGAN-TISSUE DONOR"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 2493"
citation: "Illinois HB 2493 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1998-01-22T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-07-24T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e23bbf10-6f01-4fd7-9b7f-52f0e96c3dff"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "ae6da9a2e13ac4d4ae144fc40698d86eee87bf636d3ca10d7b57d28952e7b35b"
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 2493 (90th) — SCH CD-ORGAN-TISSUE DONOR

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB2493** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB2493LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BERMAN — cosponsor (person)
- BIGGERT — cosponsor (person)
- BOLAND — cosponsor (person)
- COWLISHAW — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,STEVE — cosponsor (person)
- DILLARD — cosponsor (person)
- HOEFT — cosponsor (person)
- HOLBROOK — cosponsor (person)
- KOSEL — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,EILEEN — cosponsor (person)
- PHILIP — cosponsor (person)
- TROTTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1998-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1998-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1998-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1998-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1998-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **1998-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL
- **1998-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE
- **1998-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN
- **1998-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1998-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1998-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HELM
- **1998-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT
- **1998-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-COWLISHAW
- **1998-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1998-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL
- **1998-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-COWLISHAW
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1998-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGERT
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND
- **1998-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-004-001 `reading-3`
- **1998-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1998-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1998-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD
- **1998-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1998-03-31T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1998-04-28T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **1998-04-28T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PHILIP
- **1998-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SESE
- **1998-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-05-06
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1998-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-07
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR TROTTER
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1998-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-06-11T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-07-24
- **1998-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0635

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e23bbf10-6f01-4fd7-9b7f-52f0e96c3dff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).