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type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-ENTREPRENEUR PERMIT"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the purpose of the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program is to encourage and assist beginning entrepreneurs in starting new businesses (instead of \"new information services, biotechnology, and green technology businesses\"). Removes provisions limiting the aggregate amount of all reimbursements under the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program to $500,000 per State fiscal year. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2281"
citation: "Illinois SB 2281 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c395a0e5-4d45-43ed-8033-96978afcae0e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2281&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108532&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "aa232d6d3814ced8219d5a016db668f3e3834cd25a3ecc55b344dfe72db81b6c"
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 2281 (100th) — DCEO-ENTREPRENEUR PERMIT
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the purpose of the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program is to encourage and assist beginning entrepreneurs in starting new businesses (instead of "new information services, biotechnology, and green technology businesses"). Removes provisions limiting the aggregate amount of all reimbursements under the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program to $500,000 per State fiscal year. 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=10000SB2281&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108532&DocNum=2281&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2281eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108532&DocNum=2281&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2281enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108532&DocNum=2281&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Juliana Stratton — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Sauer — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2018-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
- **2018-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Economic Opportunity Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2018-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2018-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Opportunity Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2018
- **2018-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2018-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Commerce and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2018-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2018
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0785 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c395a0e5-4d45-43ed-8033-96978afcae0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).