---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOS-ECON INTEREST E-SYSTEM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Authorizes the Secretary of State, in addition to county clerks, to institute an Internet-based system for the filing of statements of economic interests. Provides that all Internet-based systems for the filing of statements of economic interests shall set forth and provide a means of generating a printable receipt page acknowledging filing. Makes other changes to be consistent with the requirements of the amendatory Act. Effective July 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1448"
citation: "Illinois SB 1448 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52555594-3ad3-40cc-8681-ab93f261f3d1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1448&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88020&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "a2c6c08714b3ea3e00161312cb3c9151185e7e78489ec7e3389e51a104399789"
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 1448 (99th) — SOS-ECON INTEREST E-SYSTEM

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Authorizes the Secretary of State, in addition to county clerks, to institute an Internet-based system for the filing of statements of economic interests. Provides that all Internet-based systems for the filing of statements of economic interests shall set forth and provide a means of generating a printable receipt page acknowledging filing. Makes other changes to be consistent with the requirements of the amendatory Act. Effective July 1, 2015.

## 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=09900SB1448&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88020&DocNum=1448&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1448eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88020&DocNum=1448&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1448enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88020&DocNum=1448&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2015-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2015
- **2015-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0108 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52555594-3ad3-40cc-8681-ab93f261f3d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).