republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4227.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-CONSUMER DATABASE"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain an Internet website devoted to the marketing of Illinois goods and services by linking potential purchasers with producers of goods and services who are located in the State. Allows the Department to charge a reasonable fee for inclusion on the website. Requires the Department to advertise the website. Effective on January 1, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4227"
citation: "Illinois HB 4227 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-27"
last_action: "2004-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7143e272-7e53-4dc6-947b-ff5d36894652"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4227&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8412&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "a8b6bf85076f56e7093b3eccc0acbcc434e2a23236fedb1e4f6f49da25e490f9"
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 4227 (93rd) — DCEO-CONSUMER DATABASE

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain an Internet website devoted to the marketing of Illinois goods and services by linking potential purchasers with producers of goods and services who are located in the State. Allows the Department to charge a reasonable fee for inclusion on the website. Requires the Department to advertise the website. Effective on January 1, 2005.

## 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=09300HB4227&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8412&DocNum=4227&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4227eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8412&DocNum=4227&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4227enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8412&DocNum=4227&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `filing`
- **2004-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2004-02-19** Assigned to Commerce and Business Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Commerce and Business Development Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Commerce and Business Development Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Commerce and Business Development Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2004
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0868 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7143e272-7e53-4dc6-947b-ff5d36894652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).