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type: "Bill"
title: "PERSONNEL APPNTMNT ELIGIB LIST"
description: "Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Increases to 10 (now, 3) the number of persons ranking highest on the appropriate eligible list who must be considered for an appointment to fill a vacancy. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 496"
citation: "Illinois HB 496 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-30"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e112aa16-974e-4a40-a6e5-bea2d23bf83c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=496&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=928&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c186b1169dadebf64e8681ada73db16ac91280d3c250269faaee465f0ab7a8f9"
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 496 (93rd) — PERSONNEL APPNTMNT ELIGIB LIST
Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Increases to 10 (now, 3) the number of persons ranking highest on the appropriate eligible list who must be considered for an appointment to fill a vacancy. 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=09300HB0496&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=928&DocNum=496&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0496eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=928&DocNum=496&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0496enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=928&DocNum=496&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1121** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3025** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `filing`
- **2003-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-11** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass State Government; 005-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2003
- **2003-05-15** Verified
- **2003-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 030-025-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2003
- **2003-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0403 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e112aa16-974e-4a40-a6e5-bea2d23bf83c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).