ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Denny Jacobs-Todd Sieben House Sponsors(Rep. Mike Boland-Brandon W. Phelps-Gary Forby-William J. Grunloh-Bill Mitchell and Raymond Poe) 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 655/1from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 601Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:20 ILCS 655/1Adds reference to:20 ILCS 655/4from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 604Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. In provisions setting forth the qualifications an area must meet to become an enterprise zone, provides that any criteria established by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs or by law that use the rate of unemployment for a particular area must count as unemployed not only those persons who meet the definition of unemployed under these provisions, but also any reduction in the number of persons in the labor force in that area over the previous 12 months. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the requirement that the Department include any reduction in the labor force when considering the rate of unemployment applies in a county with a population of 150,000 or less based on the 2000 federal decennial census.Fiscal Note (S-AM1) (Department of Revenue) No fiscal impact. 2/4/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs 2/4/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/4/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/6/2003SenateAssigned to Revenue 2/19/2003SenatePostponed - Revenue 2/26/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs 2/26/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/27/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue 3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/6/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Revenue; 007-000-000 3/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003 3/6/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs 3/6/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/13/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2003 3/18/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue 3/19/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Revenue; 006-002-000 3/20/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben 3/24/2003SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/24/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Jacobs 3/24/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2003 3/25/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed As Amended with Committee Amendment No. 1 3/25/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-003-000 3/26/2003HouseArrived in House 3/26/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/1/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 4/1/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/1/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/5/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003 5/5/2003HouseAssigned to Commerce and Business Development Committee 5/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 5/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby 5/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh 5/15/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Commerce and Business Development Committee; 014-000-000 5/15/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/15/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell 5/15/2003HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe 5/23/2003HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 5/29/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2003HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 6/1/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die