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type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-LEARNING ACCOUNTS"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide for and test the use of lifelong learning accounts for workers in the State's healthcare sector. Sets forth requirements for the program, including matching grants for employer and employee contributions into an employee's lifelong learning account. Provides that the program is discretionary on the part of the Department and is subject to appropriation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2931"
citation: "Illinois SB 2931 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d0e7cd3-9bc0-4517-931f-4c4d19272118"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2931&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=24042&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "9c2fad5a6d975a8469c7768a256174ce948ff84e376d5034b3c3e858f8a8c906"
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 SB 2931 (94th) — DCEO-LEARNING ACCOUNTS
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide for and test the use of lifelong learning accounts for workers in the State's healthcare sector. Sets forth requirements for the program, including matching grants for employer and employee contributions into an employee's lifelong learning account. Provides that the program is discretionary on the part of the Department and is subject to appropriation. Effective immediately.
## 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=09400SB2931&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24042&DocNum=2931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2931eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24042&DocNum=2931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2931enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24042&DocNum=2931&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1048** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2006-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2006-02-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-03-02** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-03-02** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2006-03-02** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2006-03-02** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2006-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2006-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 6, 2006
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-03** Effective Date July 3, 2006
- **2006-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1006 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d0e7cd3-9bc0-4517-931f-4c4d19272118`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).