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type: "Bill"
title: "CARNIVAL WORKER REG ACT"
description: "Creates the Carnival Worker Registration Act. Requires carnival workers who work during those hours in which the carnival is open to the public to obtain a Carnival Worker Identification Card from the Department of Labor. Sets forth rules and procedures for obtaining an identification card. Provides that an application for an identification card shall be denied if the applicant (i) has ever been convicted of any sex offense, (ii) is a registered sex offender, or (iii) has ever been convicted of any homicide offense. Contains other carnival worker requirements. Provides that a carnival owner, upon the request of the fair board or the municipality or county within which the carnival is to be set up, run, operated, or conducted, must provide copies of all Carnival Worker Identification Cards for carnival employees who will work at the site. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to make a corresponding change. Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Requires the Department, in conjunction with the Carnival-Amusement Safety Board, to establish training standards for carnival employees responsible for the operation of amusement rides or amusement attractions regulated under the Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 820"
citation: "Illinois HB 820 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5973740a-dadd-41ba-94ce-c6eca88171e3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=820&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28148&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ae6c5043e95804e40033eabc9c920a5aac739fb2c63d1e3aad8154bfe2cc934a"
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 820 (95th) — CARNIVAL WORKER REG ACT
Creates the Carnival Worker Registration Act. Requires carnival workers who work during those hours in which the carnival is open to the public to obtain a Carnival Worker Identification Card from the Department of Labor. Sets forth rules and procedures for obtaining an identification card. Provides that an application for an identification card shall be denied if the applicant (i) has ever been convicted of any sex offense, (ii) is a registered sex offender, or (iii) has ever been convicted of any homicide offense. Contains other carnival worker requirements. Provides that a carnival owner, upon the request of the fair board or the municipality or county within which the carnival is to be set up, run, operated, or conducted, must provide copies of all Carnival Worker Identification Cards for carnival employees who will work at the site. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to make a corresponding change. Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Requires the Department, in conjunction with the Carnival-Amusement Safety Board, to establish training standards for carnival employees responsible for the operation of amusement rides or amusement attractions regulated under the Act. 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=09500HB0820&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28148&DocNum=820&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0820eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28148&DocNum=820&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0820enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28148&DocNum=820&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1000** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **531** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kevin Joyce — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-09** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 008-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2007
- **2007-06-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2007
- **2007-07-17** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-07-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
- **2007-07-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2007-08-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0397 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5973740a-dadd-41ba-94ce-c6eca88171e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).