---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3834"
citation: "Illinois HB 3834 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2014-01-03"
last_action: "2014-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f797671-829b-4215-8d82-9efa6d55bbd2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3834&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77745&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "dd05bf2507f6e9e12202bec3d7abc04d2539336c0e95ed59a78491c38aca48df"
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 3834 (98th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=09800HB3834&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77745&DocNum=3834&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3834eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77745&DocNum=3834&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3834enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77745&DocNum=3834&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **95–19** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **95–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2014-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2014-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-11-19** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 4, 2014
- **2014-11-19** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2014-11-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2014-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2014
- **2014-11-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-001-000
- **2014-11-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-11-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2014-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 2, 2014
- **2014-12-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2014-12-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-12-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2014-12-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 010-000-000
- **2014-12-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2014-12-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-12-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-03** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-12-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-12-03** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2014-12-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 095-019-000
- **2014-12-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 095-019-000
- **2014-12-03** House Concurs
- **2014-12-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-12-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-12-31** Effective Date December 31, 2014
- **2014-12-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1148 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f797671-829b-4215-8d82-9efa6d55bbd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).