republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-417.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE-TOBACCO ESCROW ENFORCE"
description: "Amends the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003. Deletes provisions concerning the Director of Revenue's powers and duties in relation to the registration of agents by non-participating manufacturers. In a provision concerning the reporting of information, authorizes the Attorney General to disclose information to the Director of Revenue (now, the Director is authorized to disclose information to the Attorney General). Upon a distributor's violation of certain provisions of the Act, authorizes the Director of Revenue to revoke or suspend the license of the distributor (now, the license of a stamping agent) and authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief against a distributor (now, a stamping agent). Provides that the administrative decisions of the Attorney General concerning inclusions on the directory of certified manufacturers and brand families are subject to administrative review under the Administrative Review Law (now, subject to review in a manner prescribed by rule). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 417"
citation: "Illinois SB 417 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-16"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cac0760c-1a89-4a1e-bd0d-6d3db5135b85"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=417&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17122&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f1b1e811970fb614930a4c407db17cc4ca9d18d0198c207a8b0d3b6b884cc491"
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 417 (94th) — FINANCE-TOBACCO ESCROW ENFORCE

Amends the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003. Deletes provisions concerning the Director of Revenue's powers and duties in relation to the registration of agents by non-participating manufacturers. In a provision concerning the reporting of information, authorizes the Attorney General to disclose information to the Director of Revenue (now, the Director is authorized to disclose information to the Attorney General). Upon a distributor's violation of certain provisions of the Act, authorizes the Director of Revenue to revoke or suspend the license of the distributor (now, the license of a stamping agent) and authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief against a distributor (now, a stamping agent). Provides that the administrative decisions of the Attorney General concerning inclusions on the directory of certified manufacturers and brand families are subject to administrative review under the Administrative Review Law (now, subject to review in a manner prescribed by rule). 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=09400SB0417&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17122&DocNum=417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0417eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17122&DocNum=417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0417enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17122&DocNum=417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2005
- **2005-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-03-10** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-03-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2005
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0575 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cac0760c-1a89-4a1e-bd0d-6d3db5135b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).