PARKER-LIGHTFORD-OBAMA-SHAW-LAUZEN. (PARKE-SCHOENBERG-RIGHTER-COULSON-HAMOS) New Act Creates the Micro-Enterprise and Self-Employment Assistance Act. Creates an 11-member Micro-Enterprise Assistance Council within the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and specifies the manner in which the members shall be appointed. Provides that the Council shall develop initiatives to promote micro-enterprise and self-employment as alternatives to welfare and traditional wage-labor employment. The Department, with the advice and assistance of the Council, shall establish an Internet-based resource guide to assist in the development of small businesses and shall conduct a study of the availability of credit sources for very small businesses and shall promote their expansion. The Act is repealed on December 31, 2004. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that one of the members of the 11-member Micro-Enterprise Assistance Council shall be the chair of the Illinois State Micro-Enterprise Initiative or his or her designee. 99-02-24 S FIRST READING 99-02-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ST GOVERN OPR 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 99-03-11 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SGOA 99-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-16 99-03-16 S SECOND READING 99-03-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-17 99-03-18 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 99-03-18 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SHAW 99-03-18 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LAUZEN 99-03-23 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-001-000 99-03-23 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-23 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-24 H HOUSE SPONSOR PARKE 99-03-24 H FIRST READING 99-03-24 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HAMOS 99-03-26 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STE GOV ADMIN 99-04-29 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HSGA 99-04-29 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PARKE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-06 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-07 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-PARKE 99-05-07 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-07 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PARKE 99-05-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-PARKE 99-05-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PARKE 99-05-11 H WITHDRAWN 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-PARKE 99-05-11 H ADOPTED 99-05-11 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-13 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-05-13 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 02 99-05-19 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/PARKER 99-05-19 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/PARKER 99-05-20 S RULES REFERS TO SGOA 99-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/PARKER 99-05-20 S BE ADOPTED SGOA/005-000-000 99-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/PARKER 99-05-20 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02/059-000-000 99-05-20 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-18 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-13 S GOVERNOR VETOED 99-11-04 S PLACED CALENDAR TOTAL VETO NOVEMBER 16, 1999 99-11-04 S MOTION FILED OVERRIDE GOVERNOR VETO PARKER 99-11-16 S 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED 99-11-16 S OVERRIDE GOVERNOR VETO - SENATE LOST 026-024-004 99-11-18 S TOTAL VETO STANDS END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary