---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUS ENTERPRISE-REPEAL EXTEND"
description: "Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on September 6, 2008 (now September 6, 2004). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2961"
citation: "Illinois SB 2961 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce509538-22d9-455a-9b37-8dadcc732965"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2961&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=10085&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d39ae68bacf3db11baad06106e05c0195a725e42356de498e52eaaa65aaa58ed"
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 2961 (93rd) — BUS ENTERPRISE-REPEAL EXTEND

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on September 6, 2008 (now September 6, 2004). 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=09300SB2961&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10085&DocNum=2961&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2961eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10085&DocNum=2961&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2961enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10085&DocNum=2961&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2004-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2004-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-05-17** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-17** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2004-05-18** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2004
- **2004-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1019 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce509538-22d9-455a-9b37-8dadcc732965`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).