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Bill	DCEO-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Illinois Science and Technology Commission. Sets forth the purpose of the Commission. Sets forth the appointing authority and terms of the members.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 4216	Illinois HB 4216 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	52	3	2008-01-03	2008-08-29	openstates	ocd-bill/ccc96da9-78c4-4ace-9e7b-1a19b87a0ed7	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4216&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34650&SessionID=51&GA=95	5e6ea03c9b29fc061ab0fb3adee05a04a4a9f8a35aa8dc4c18df5358538af8f4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4216 (95th) — DCEO-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Illinois Science and Technology Commission. Sets forth the purpose of the Commission. Sets forth the appointing authority and terms of the members.

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

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 103–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Fortner — primary (person)
• Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2008-01-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner filing
• 2008-01-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-01-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2008-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2008-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2008-02-06 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2008-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee amendment-introduction
• 2008-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2008-02-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-02-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-02-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2008-02-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-02-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
• 2008-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2008-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2008-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2008-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2008-02-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2008-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 28, 2008 reading-1
• 2008-02-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2008-03-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-03-19 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-04-17 Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development referral-committee
• 2008-05-08 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Bond
• 2008-05-08 Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
• 2008-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond amendment-introduction
• 2008-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
• 2008-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
• 2008-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2008-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 009-000-000
• 2008-05-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond amendment-passage
• 2008-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2008-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
• 2008-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2008-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-05-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2008-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2008-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2008-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2008-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
• 2008-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2008-06-30 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2008-08-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2008-08-29 Effective Date January 1, 2009
• 2008-08-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0943 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ccc96da9-78c4-4ace-9e7b-1a19b87a0ed7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).