republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-1755.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-PORT DISTRICTS"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall evaluate eligibility of special districts for State and federal programs, grants, and subsidies based on eligibility requirements set forth in their statutory charters. Amends the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. Provides that the Port District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal and State government (currently, only federal government) or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to be used for any of the purposes of the District and to enter into agreements with the federal and State government (currently, only federal government) in relation to such grants, loans or appropriations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1755"
citation: "Illinois HB 1755 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Friess", "Terri Bryant"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55e8a59-d2f1-4ca3-884f-3788359e9dc1"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1755&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130442&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d47d8a7e9a11b5b0148e089c3fd7af91507676b11e563dfe87ecc571902f68a2"
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 HB 1755 (102nd) — DCEO-PORT DISTRICTS

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall evaluate eligibility of special districts for State and federal programs, grants, and subsidies based on eligibility requirements set forth in their statutory charters. Amends the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. Provides that the Port District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal and State government (currently, only federal government) or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to be used for any of the purposes of the District and to enter into agreements with the federal and State government (currently, only federal government) in relation to such grants, loans or appropriations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1755.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1755eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1755enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Friess — primary (person)
- Terri Bryant — primary (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Friess `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** To Appropriations- Government Infrastructure
- **2021-05-21** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Re-assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2021
- **2021-05-30** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-30** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2021-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2021-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2021
- **2021-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0347 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55e8a59-d2f1-4ca3-884f-3788359e9dc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).