---
type: "Bill"
title: "GAMING-TECH"
description: "Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1606"
citation: "Illinois SB 1606 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be04b2a0-8ce5-451c-bb8e-e53cf1fecf9e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1606&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4745&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ebd04dd4d8e3d11aa9c87de81bdb3f8ef5afa21ea2ef7c82199b8feb3aee0455"
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 SB 1606 (93rd) — GAMING-TECH

Amends the Riverboat Gambling 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=09300SB1606&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4745&DocNum=1606&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1606eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4745&DocNum=1606&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1606enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4745&DocNum=1606&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **62–53** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **33–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-053-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02 - May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patrick Welch `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 008-005-000
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 033-024-001
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-20** Effective Date June 20, 2003
- **2003-06-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0027 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be04b2a0-8ce5-451c-bb8e-e53cf1fecf9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).