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type: "Bill"
title: "ETHICS-BOARDS-PER DIEM&MTGS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no board member may receive more than one per diem, stipend, or other similar form of compensation for meetings that are held on consecutive days unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of an emergency. Defines \"board\" to include a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1444"
citation: "Illinois SB 1444 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbe28ada-3995-496b-86c2-587d5df73915"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1444&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88015&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ee694acf28c51bd24e23a27519fb05dbbb0b665ad569a423158f3ca1fab36f00"
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 1444 (99th) — ETHICS-BOARDS-PER DIEM&MTGS
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no board member may receive more than one per diem, stipend, or other similar form of compensation for meetings that are held on consecutive days unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of an emergency. Defines "board" to include a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor.
## 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=09900SB1444&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88015&DocNum=1444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1444eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88015&DocNum=1444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1444enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88015&DocNum=1444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — primary (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2015
- **2015-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2015-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2015-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2015-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2015
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Melinda Bush `filing`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0318 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbe28ada-3995-496b-86c2-587d5df73915`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).