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Bill	DEATH PENALTY-TECH	Creates the Death Penalty Act. Contains only a short title.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 578	Illinois HB 578 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	52	3	2003-01-31	2004-08-20	openstates	ocd-bill/fe545b28-3d40-470b-8272-1a72f1e05b08	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=578&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1062&SessionID=3&GA=93	346c19e229ed893a036c0b7aa71a2132894ddc54d373995ccd08308246e691f4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 578 (93rd) — DEATH PENALTY-TECH

Creates the Death Penalty Act. Contains only a short title.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 67–45 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 113–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Arthur L. Turner — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan filing
• 2003-01-31 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2003-01-31 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
• 2003-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-04 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
• 2003-03-31 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-31 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** reading-2
• 2003-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
• 2003-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-045-005 reading-3, passage
• 2003-04-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
• 2003-04-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-08 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-16 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 2003-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
• 2003-05-16 Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. reading-3
• 2003-07-01 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-05-11 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2004-05-11 Approved for Consideration Rules
• 2004-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2004
• 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2004-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2004-05-12 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton amendment-passage
• 2004-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2004
• 2004-05-13 Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. reading-3
• 2004-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-19 Arrived in House introduction
• 2004-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2004-05-24 Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2004-05-24 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2004-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2004-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-001-000
• 2004-05-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-000
• 2004-05-27 House Concurs in SA 1
• 2004-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-08-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-08-20 Effective Date August 20, 2004
• 2004-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0972 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe545b28-3d40-470b-8272-1a72f1e05b08. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).