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type: "Bill"
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title: "DCEO-INNOVATION VOUCHER PROG"
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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 is authorized to establish the Illinois Innovation Voucher Program for the purpose of fostering research and development in key industry clusters leading to the creation of new products and services that can be marketed by Illinois businesses. Provides that the Department may award innovation vouchers to eligible businesses to offset a portion of expenses incurred through a collaborative research engagement with an Illinois institution of higher education. Provides for the award of matching funds in the form of innovation vouchers. Provides eligibility requirements for receiving innovation vouchers. Provides requirements for administering the Program. Provides for the adoption of rules. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 1855"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1855 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Scott M. Bennett"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-16"
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last_action: "2021-08-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7be1fffa-5962-458b-9140-1a431cbff27c"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1855&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130597&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "83887bf96216c2c4c63866fff0f376447b83046f27b2237b12ac0e189b4ec419"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1855 (102nd) — DCEO-INNOVATION VOUCHER PROG
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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 is authorized to establish the Illinois Innovation Voucher Program for the purpose of fostering research and development in key industry clusters leading to the creation of new products and services that can be marketed by Illinois businesses. Provides that the Department may award innovation vouchers to eligible businesses to offset a portion of expenses incurred through a collaborative research engagement with an Illinois institution of higher education. Provides for the award of matching funds in the form of innovation vouchers. Provides eligibility requirements for receiving innovation vouchers. Provides requirements for administering the Program. Provides for the adoption of rules. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1855.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1855eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1855ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1855enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
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- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
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- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-04-12** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2021-04-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
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- **2021-05-27** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
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- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-28** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
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- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0421 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7be1fffa-5962-458b-9140-1a431cbff27c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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