---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1843"
citation: "Illinois SB 1843 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-11-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a3321ad-bef5-44b5-99be-66be83fd2778"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1843&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20212&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "793e4847177d91211076f9ac678e0896f90d7a519e69d4cfb757d0ecc0227560"
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 1843 (94th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee 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=09400SB1843&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20212&DocNum=1843&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1843eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20212&DocNum=1843&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1843enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20212&DocNum=1843&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **55–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2005-05-27** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-05-27** Do Pass / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-27** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-18** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2005-10-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-10-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2005-10-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 2, 2005
- **2005-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2005-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2005-11-03** Fiscal Note Filed from the Capital Development Board
- **2005-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-002-000
- **2005-11-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-11-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-11-29** Effective Date November 29, 2005
- **2005-11-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0699 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a3321ad-bef5-44b5-99be-66be83fd2778`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).