republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-93.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AUDITOR GENERAL-FRAUD HOT LINE"
description: "Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires the Office of the Auditor General to operate a toll-free telephone hot line for the public to report allegations of fraud in the executive branch of State government. Authorizes the Office to conduct audits concerning alleged fraud and to refer allegations of fraud to the appropriate law enforcement authority or other governmental entity with jurisdiction over the alleged fraud. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 93"
citation: "Illinois HB 93 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-06"
last_action: "2011-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9594be0-3497-4228-95f9-75e788152704"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=93&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54556&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d652ad9a37907e86d566001513d86719b066037ef9b2527cc5f09a4aa3644c74"
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 93 (97th) — AUDITOR GENERAL-FRAUD HOT LINE

Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires the Office of the Auditor General to operate a toll-free telephone hot line for the public to report allegations of fraud in the executive branch of State government. Authorizes the Office to conduct audits concerning alleged fraud and to refer allegations of fraud to the appropriate law enforcement authority or other governmental entity with jurisdiction over the alleged fraud. 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=09700HB0093&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54556&DocNum=93&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0093eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54556&DocNum=93&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0093enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54556&DocNum=93&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2011-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2011-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2011-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-02-24** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2011
- **2011-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0261 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9594be0-3497-4228-95f9-75e788152704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).