DCEO-ENTREPRENEUR PERMIT
Summary
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the purpose of the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program is to encourage and assist beginning entrepreneurs in starting new businesses (instead of "new information services, biotechnology, and green technology businesses"). Removes provisions limiting the aggregate amount of all reimbursements under the Entrepreneur Learner's Permit pilot program to $500,000 per State fiscal year. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Apr 12, 2018
Signed Aug 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2018 · House May 18, 2018
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 30, 2018
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
8
Aug 10, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 29, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
upper
May 28, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
May 28, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2018
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2018
upper
May 21, 2018
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 18, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-0-10)
house
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 10, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 10, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Sente
lower
May 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Opportunity Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Economic Opportunity Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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