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SR 208 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Summary
Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work with the Office of the Governor, the General Assembly, the City of Chicago, and the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization and other representative members of the industry: (i) to formulate and make recommendations and thereafter to report to the Senate those recommendations regarding the State's commitment to the continued growth and development of the life sciences and biotechnology in the State of Illinois; and (ii) to identify measures and make recommendations to promote and market "BIO 2006", the BIO International Convention.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 17, 2005 Last action May 30, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2005

How they voted

47–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
May 30, 2005
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
20 Yea 2 Nay 3
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 30, 2005
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 054-002-000
upper
May 25, 2005
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted State Government; 007-000-000
upper
May 24, 2005
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
May 17, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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