IEMA-CYBER ATTACK
Summary
Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Expands the definition of "disaster" to include a cyber attack. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 3305/7 from Ch. 127, par. 1057 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that "disaster" includes cyber incidents. Defines "cyber incident". Requires the Governor to, to the greatest extent practicable, delegate or assign authority to the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to manage, coordinate, and direct all resources by orders issued at the time of a disaster. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 27, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2021 · House Apr 23, 2021
How they voted
33–13
Passed
Total votes 46
May 28, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 046-013-000
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-004-000
upper
May 25, 2021
Committee
Re-assigned to Executive
upper
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 30, 2021
upper
May 21, 2021
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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