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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 307

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Became law as Public Act 26-122, signed June 2, 2026, 96 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To implement the Department of Economic and Community Development's recommendations for revisions to the commerce statutes, including (1) removing references to certain Department of Economic and Community Development offices, (2) repealing or modifying certain reporting requirements, (3) repealing defunct programs, (4) addressing changes to federal funding, (5) revising the Manufacturing Innovation Fund Advisory Board membership and establishing a board absentee policy, (6) establishing a council absentee policy for the Tourism Council, (7) revising the name, charge and membership of the Minority Business Initiative Advisory Board and permitting the board to establish bylaws, (8) implementing certain revisions to the concentrated poverty statutes, and (9) rename the Small Business Express program and the small business express assistance account.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Tony Hwang

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Savet Constantine, John Santanella, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    February 26 to June 2, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action26 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 26 to May 669 days

    Commerce CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 2426 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 6 to May 60 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2721 days

    With the GovernorMay 27 to Jun 26 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 6

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 26 – May 6

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Commerce Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Commerce Committee
    3. Mar 24Commerce Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 6The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. The Senate adopted Senate Amendment B
    6. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendments A and B

    In the House of Representatives May 6

    1. May 6Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendments A and B
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendments A and B

    To the Governor May 20 – Jun 2

    1. May 20Numbered Public Act 26-122
    2. May 27Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 2Signed by the Governor
    All 26 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 9SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 23MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATESenate
    11. May 4REMOVED FOOT OF CALENDAR SENATESenate
    12. May 4MATTER PASS RETAINEDSenate
    13. May 6SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    14. May 6SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    15. May 6SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. May 6TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    17. May 6RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
    18. May 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    19. May 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    20. May 6HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. May 6HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. May 6IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    23. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    24. May 27TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    25. May 27TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    26. Jun 2SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor