HB 3209 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY ACT

Summary
Creates the Small Business Advisory Act. Requires State agencies to create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page. Requires agencies to post a plain language explanation of proposed and adopted rules and legislation that the agency is designated to administer that affect small businesses on its small business advisory web page. Provides that the explanation must remain posted on the web page for 6 months after the effective date of the rule or legislation. Requires each agency to notify the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs when it updates its small business advisory web page. Requires the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to serve as a clearinghouse for notifying the small business community of rulemakings and to seek input from the small business community on those rulemakings. Requires the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to maintain a small business advisory web page that serves as a coordinated point of access to other agencies' small business advisory web pages. Requires State agencies to post plain language versions of advisory opinions and interpretations on their small business advisory web pages.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Mar 25, 2003 Signed Jul 23, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2003 · House Mar 21, 2003

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
May 13, 2003
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 23, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 13, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0)
senate
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 10, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 21, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-0)
house
Mar 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Commerce and Business Development Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Commerce and Business Development Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.