---
type: "Bill"
title: "WOMENS BUSINESS-EXTEND REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on September 1, 2008 (now September 1, 2004). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2962"
citation: "Illinois SB 2962 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbf110a5-382f-491a-af13-f1f7d4706dc2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2962&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=10086&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "3647858629d42bb3240a204b3194cc520c78a8db1448446dae33accb19bb25c8"
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 2962 (93rd) — WOMENS BUSINESS-EXTEND REPEAL

Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on September 1, 2008 (now September 1, 2004).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=09300SB2962&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10086&DocNum=2962&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2962eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10086&DocNum=2962&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2962enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10086&DocNum=2962&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carole Pankau — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Grunloh — 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`
- **2004-02-24** 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** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2004-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **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`
- **2004-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2004-04-20** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carole Pankau
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2004
- **2004-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0726 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbf110a5-382f-491a-af13-f1f7d4706dc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).