republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-2577.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DPT PROF REG - COST ASSESSMENT"
description: "Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to assess the costs incurred in the prosecution of authorized disciplinary actions, including any disciplinary action against any license or authority authorized in any licensing Act administered by the Department. Provides that the Department shall deny any license application or renewal authorized under any licensing Act administered by the Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a field return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied, or until the person establishes a satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Department of Revenue. Sets forth that a complaint filed with the Department of Revenue meeting certain requirements and attesting to the amount of the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was not filed, or both, is prima facia evidence of the licensee's failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the Department of Revenue. Provides for the enforcement of the suspensions of licenses for non-compliance with tax laws. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2577"
citation: "Illinois HB 2577 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e29af44-b4df-4970-8b71-c0007185ae6c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2577&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18526&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2335d44290ba8f782eb35986b51bb338e08a8742dc2ca7f77b1a5e4f4b1014e9"
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 2577 (94th) — DPT PROF REG - COST ASSESSMENT

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to assess the costs incurred in the prosecution of authorized disciplinary actions, including any disciplinary action against any license or authority authorized in any licensing Act administered by the Department. Provides that the Department shall deny any license application or renewal authorized under any licensing Act administered by the Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a field return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied, or until the person establishes a satisfactory repayment record as determined by the Department of Revenue. Sets forth that a complaint filed with the Department of Revenue meeting certain requirements and attesting to the amount of the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was not filed, or both, is prima facia evidence of the licensee's failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the Department of Revenue. Provides for the enforcement of the suspensions of licenses for non-compliance with tax laws. Makes other changes. 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=09400HB2577&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18526&DocNum=2577&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2577eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18526&DocNum=2577&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2577enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18526&DocNum=2577&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Remains in Registration and Regulation Committee
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0462 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e29af44-b4df-4970-8b71-c0007185ae6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).