---
type: "Bill"
title: "AIRPORTS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding airports."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1338"
citation: "Illinois HB 1338 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbae0a4c-ae62-4640-b17a-348780ba70bf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1338&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2072&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "051f5adc38bb1cff604b95cab7c244c034e6e9360cf778730e0e48037210c68f"
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 1338 (93rd) — AIRPORTS-TECH

Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding airports.

## 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=09300HB1338&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2072&DocNum=1338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1338eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2072&DocNum=1338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1338enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2072&DocNum=1338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank C. Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2003-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-11** Effective Date July 11, 2003
- **2003-07-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0176 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbae0a4c-ae62-4640-b17a-348780ba70bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).