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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC CONSTR BONDS-RECOVERY"
description: "Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the right to sue authorized under this Act on a bond or letter of credit executed by a person furnishing material or performing labor is in addition to and independent of any other rights and remedies provided at law or equity and that a waiver of mechanics lien rights shall not be a waiver of rights under this Act unless expressly stated in the waiver. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2493"
citation: "Illinois HB 2493 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d420cae-0e25-44f5-8288-715fcc198ed3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2493&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4322&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "6fe8a3a45fd1e682037911f7235c6a4a257717fb7837ecff9addf72b70315e75"
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 2493 (93rd) — PUBLIC CONSTR BONDS-RECOVERY
Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the right to sue authorized under this Act on a bond or letter of credit executed by a person furnishing material or performing labor is in addition to and independent of any other rights and remedies provided at law or equity and that a waiver of mechanics lien rights shall not be a waiver of rights under this Act unless expressly stated in the waiver. 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=09300HB2493&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4322&DocNum=2493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2493eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4322&DocNum=2493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2493enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4322&DocNum=2493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1151** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2003-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz; Motion #1
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-001
- **2003-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2003
- **2003-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0562 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d420cae-0e25-44f5-8288-715fcc198ed3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).