republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-700.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Embalming Fluid Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 700"
citation: "Illinois HB 700 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-31"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2486162d-e7fa-43a0-bed5-939985179881"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=700&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56485&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4546621a053d808cf1b8da039574058db0ecb4442eb65b55de7bcf4e5c4a8f48"
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 700 (97th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Embalming Fluid Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09700HB0700&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56485&DocNum=700&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0700eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56485&DocNum=700&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0700enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56485&DocNum=700&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Derrick Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2011-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Derrick Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-04** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Derrick Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-13** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-27** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 2, from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
- **2011-05-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0400 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2486162d-e7fa-43a0-bed5-939985179881`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).