---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC BODIES-TECH"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 988"
citation: "Illinois HB 988 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee84cbe7-2052-408d-9600-c48fcbf756d9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=988&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1500&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4c1030ec88c7735f906495965f38b0903b15eff1995e1979b9d6050867383011"
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 988 (93rd) — PUBLIC BODIES-TECH

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes technical changes 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=09300HB0988&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1500&DocNum=988&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0988eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1500&DocNum=988&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0988enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1500&DocNum=988&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **69–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary K. O'Brien — 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. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **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 069-043-005 `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. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `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
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-20** Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-05-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-05-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary K. O'Brien; Motion #1
- **2003-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Labor Committee; 014-000-000
- **2003-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-001
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2003
- **2003-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0411 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee84cbe7-2052-408d-9600-c48fcbf756d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).