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type: "Bill"
title: "ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Removes language requiring an applicant who has graduated from an architectural program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English to submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language and a test of spoken English. Removes obsolete language in provisions concerning qualifications for licensure. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1684"
citation: "Illinois SB 1684 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29383047-bbd6-403b-98e8-83fd10ef34a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1684&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118885&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "545c9f8fccf9fb9e303ff1d1f661835ea80a539a9736ba7eef22c5976ccdacbc"
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 1684 (101st) — ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE-SUNSET
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Removes language requiring an applicant who has graduated from an architectural program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English to submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language and a test of spoken English. Removes obsolete language in provisions concerning qualifications for licensure. 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=10100SB1684&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118885&DocNum=1684&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1684eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118885&DocNum=1684&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1684enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118885&DocNum=1684&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
- Jim Durkin — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2019
- **2019-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2019-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2019-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 30, 2019
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0346 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29383047-bbd6-403b-98e8-83fd10ef34a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).