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type: "Bill"
title: "FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Extends the date of the repeal of the Act from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1544"
citation: "Illinois SB 1544 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f68479fb-98b2-4716-8492-91e0870b86b3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1544&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29692&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7d040ddcafd749bfc11a9bb52c38b439c61bf10e206269b89810a6205ee95b57"
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 1544 (95th) — FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Extends the date of the repeal of the Act from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009. 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=09500SB1544&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29692&DocNum=1544&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1544eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29692&DocNum=1544&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1544enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29692&DocNum=1544&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6353** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **3226** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **3226** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rickey R. Hendon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2007-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue Committee
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Unlimited Debate
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Unlimited Debate - Passed 063-053-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Verified
- **2007-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Rickey R. Hendon `filing`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Rickey R. Hendon `filing`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2007-05-31** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-05-31** Verified
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 032-026-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 032-026-000
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0233 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f68479fb-98b2-4716-8492-91e0870b86b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).