republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-4904.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CARNIVAL RIDE ACT -DIRECTOR"
description: "Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Provides that the Board shall advise the Department of Labor on safety matters. Changes the membership of the Board from 5 to 8 members. Provides that the Director of Labor in consultation with the Board (instead of the Board) shall promulgate and formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of amusement rides and amusement attractions. Grants the Director the authority to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all books, records, equipment, and other evidence relative to a matter under investigation or hearing. Provides that qualifications of amusement ride inspectors shall be established through regulation by the Director. Removes the requirement that the chief amusement ride inspector be licensed in Illinois as a professional engineer. Provides that any person who violates any provision of the Act or any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, if that violation results in the bodily injury or death of a person, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4904"
citation: "Illinois HB 4904 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-19"
last_action: "2006-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f570926d-ba37-4ff8-bcc9-8670b11c3d91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4904&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23756&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2593103ba8d54566c6ad8755e1c415477c6eca9757348cacda1844b0e3b33508"
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 4904 (94th) — CARNIVAL RIDE ACT -DIRECTOR

Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Provides that the Board shall advise the Department of Labor on safety matters. Changes the membership of the Board from 5 to 8 members. Provides that the Director of Labor in consultation with the Board (instead of the Board) shall promulgate and formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of amusement rides and amusement attractions. Grants the Director the authority to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all books, records, equipment, and other evidence relative to a matter under investigation or hearing. Provides that qualifications of amusement ride inspectors shall be established through regulation by the Director. Removes the requirement that the chief amusement ride inspector be licensed in Illinois as a professional engineer. Provides that any person who violates any provision of the Act or any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, if that violation results in the bodily injury or death of a person, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. 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=09400HB4904&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23756&DocNum=4904&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4904eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23756&DocNum=4904&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4904enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23756&DocNum=4904&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2006-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Labor; 006-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-25** Effective Date May 25, 2006
- **2006-05-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0801 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f570926d-ba37-4ff8-bcc9-8670b11c3d91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).