NEW BUSINESS PERMITTING PORTAL
Summary
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall create and maintain a website to help persons wishing to create new businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. Establishes requirements for information to be included on the website.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015
Signed Jul 24, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2015 · House May 14, 2015
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Apr 21, 2015
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
73
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 24, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 14, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 7, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-5)
senate
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Mar 17, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Jan 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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