---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRST 2015 GENERAL REVISORY"
description: "Creates the First 2015 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4137"
citation: "Illinois HB 4137 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-27"
last_action: "2015-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bf1f745-094d-457e-91ba-ad34bdb80bb9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4137&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90357&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "c580b06f33b1b187af781364ad70bfdd77690da01b0f13ca0c240dfbbb568b09"
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 4137 (99th) — FIRST 2015 GENERAL REVISORY

Creates the First 2015 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900HB4137&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90357&DocNum=4137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4137eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90357&DocNum=4137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4137enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90357&DocNum=4137&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2015-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2015-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2015
- **2015-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0078 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bf1f745-094d-457e-91ba-ad34bdb80bb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).