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type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4216"
citation: "Illinois HB 4216 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-01-03"
last_action: "2008-08-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccc96da9-78c4-4ace-9e7b-1a19b87a0ed7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4216&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34650&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "5e6ea03c9b29fc061ab0fb3adee05a04a4a9f8a35aa8dc4c18df5358538af8f4"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4216&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34650&DocNum=4216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4216eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34650&DocNum=4216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4216enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34650&DocNum=4216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1031** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccc96da9-78c4-4ace-9e7b-1a19b87a0ed7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).