republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/91st/sb-144.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVT TAX REFORM VALIDATION ACT"
description: "GOVT TAX REFORM VALIDATION ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "Illinois SB 144 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-02T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-06-30T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad2b08ba-a05f-42ea-b296-da360de5c045"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "94b75d5ab9487a58dd1daf8c9e68e36a8424da80e0cb0123577c14a49905e51b"
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 144 (91st) — GOVT TAX REFORM VALIDATION ACT

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0144** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0144LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- KARPIEL — cosponsor (person)
- MATHIAS — cosponsor (person)
- PETERSON — cosponsor (person)
- PHILIP — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-02T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-02T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-02T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR KARPIEL
- **1999-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-18T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SREV
- **1999-02-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-02-24
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-02-25
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 052-000-002 `reading-3`
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MATHIAS
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO CURRIE
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HREV
- **1999-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-05-04T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 063-049-003 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH SB 144
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED-O'CONNOR
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 063-049-003 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE - PREVAILS 112-000-001
- **1999-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 063-046-003 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH SB 144
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED-MADIGAN,MJ
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 063-046-003 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** 3RD RDING DEADLINE
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** EXTENDED - 5/21/99
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 05/07/99 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** 3RD RDING DEADLINE
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** EXTENDED - 5/31/99
- **1999-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 05/07/99 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH SB 144
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED-CURRIE
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE - PREVAILS
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED `reading-3`
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 078-036-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-14T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-06-30T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-06-30T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 99-06-30
- **1999-06-30T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0051

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad2b08ba-a05f-42ea-b296-da360de5c045`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).