---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISABLED PERSONS REHAB-TECH"
description: "Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 684"
citation: "Illinois HB 684 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 57
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71006a86-233e-4780-85be-bb518f2f2c9b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=684&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1197&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9e7c342988ee86df37364981e3ebb0e7c0e69ccb41c051a95bd78f166265ef31"
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 684 (93rd) — DISABLED PERSONS REHAB-TECH

Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the legislative purpose of 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=09300HB0684&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1197&DocNum=684&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0684eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1197&DocNum=684&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Re-Enrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0684ren&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1197&DocNum=684&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0684enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1197&DocNum=684&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–42** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **117–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- James D. Brosnahan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** 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 **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-042-005 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. James D. Brosnahan; Motion #1
- **2003-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 008-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-19** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2003-10-23** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 4, 2003
- **2003-11-04** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. James D. Brosnahan; Motion #1
- **2003-11-04** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee; Motion #1 `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-05** Amendatory Veto Motion - Accept Motion Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000; Motion #1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-11-05** Accept Amendatory Veto - House Passed 117-000-000; Motion #1
- **2003-11-06** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 18, 2003
- **2003-11-06** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-11-06** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-18** Amendatory Veto Motion - Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2003-11-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-11-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-11-19** Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 058-000-000
- **2003-11-19** Both Houses Accepted Amendatory Veto
- **2003-12-18** Returned to Governor for Certification
- **2003-12-31** Governor Certifies Changes
- **2003-12-31** Effective Date December 31, 2003
- **2003-12-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0638 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71006a86-233e-4780-85be-bb518f2f2c9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).