republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-900.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENGNR-ARCHITECT-RETIRED TITLE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Defines \"Architect, Retired\". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired architects who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act. Defines \"Professional Engineer, Retired\". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired professional engineers who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. Defines \"Professional Land Surveyor, Retired\". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired professional land surveyors who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Structural Engineering Practice Act. Defines \"Structural Engineer, Retired\". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired structural engineers who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Effective January 1, 2006."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 900"
citation: "Illinois HB 900 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/385d957c-e605-4b61-ace4-ea09bf1ebf23"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=900&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15509&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "1e670a44dc0ffa9807ec73ee21059236dd57f5a8bbaf87fa8dc43b087dd2858e"
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 900 (94th) — ENGNR-ARCHITECT-RETIRED TITLE

Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Defines "Architect, Retired". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired architects who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act. Defines "Professional Engineer, Retired". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired professional engineers who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. Defines "Professional Land Surveyor, Retired". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired professional land surveyors who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Amends the Structural Engineering Practice Act. Defines "Structural Engineer, Retired". Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules concerning the issuance of the title and allows the Department to exempt from continuing education requirements retired structural engineers who have been granted the title and who meet certain other requirements. Effective January 1, 2006.

## 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=09400HB0900&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15509&DocNum=900&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0900eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15509&DocNum=900&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0900enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15509&DocNum=900&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0452 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/385d957c-e605-4b61-ace4-ea09bf1ebf23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).