republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/104th/hb-228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "Illinois HB 228 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Morgan", "Omar Aquino"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 85
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-16"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cab6542-f5b4-4e10-bcda-29ea512c4b0c"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=228&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=155905&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "2fdbcd6217a1e5f1708dd4703c4312591bf094709f6dcd656116b5ef616c4021"
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 228 (104th) — BUSINESS-TECH

Amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228ham002.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228ham003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0228enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Consumer Protection, Amendment 2 — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–18** (pass) · lower
- Consumer Protection, Amendment 1 — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–12** (pass) · upper
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Morgan — primary (person)
- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret A. DeLaRosa — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-16** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2025-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-03-18** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- **2026-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-04-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2026-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- **2026-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2026-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2026-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2026-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- **2026-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2026-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2026-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2026-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- **2026-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2026-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 `reading-1`
- **2026-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2026-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-04-14** Referred to Assignments
- **2026-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2026-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2026-04-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2026-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2026-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2026-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2026-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-002-000
- **2026-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2026-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- **2026-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2026-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2026-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2026-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2026-05-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- **2026-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2026-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2026-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2026-06-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2026-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-25** Effective Date July 1, 2027
- **2026-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0472 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cab6542-f5b4-4e10-bcda-29ea512c4b0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).