republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4761.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4761"
citation: "Illinois HB 4761 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43c3cd3c-ae94-48ac-828d-c81178f34e95"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4761&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64635&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9ab5e5627395e938dcfa03f65026827f9f8d08cda598805c1bc4be9768d47bc4"
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 4761 (97th) — STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Code.

## 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=09700HB4761&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64635&DocNum=4761&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4761eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64635&DocNum=4761&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4761enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64635&DocNum=4761&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2012-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1067 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43c3cd3c-ae94-48ac-828d-c81178f34e95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).