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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CONSERVATION DIST INDEBTEDNESS"
+description: "Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district entirely within a county with a population under 750,000 (now, 300,000) and contiguous to a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants may incur additional debt if approved by referendum. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 668"
+citation: "Illinois HB 668 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2005-01-28"
+last_action: "2005-08-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f4e26d5-fdbb-4af9-8796-ae3c4ff96152"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=668&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15091&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "fd6ee605167ae664ae07f44777639400623b2b9b5df6e8044df19f48e399a917"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 668 (94th) — CONSERVATION DIST INDEBTEDNESS
+
+Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district entirely within a county with a population under 750,000 (now, 300,000) and contiguous to a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants may incur additional debt if approved by referendum. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0668&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0668eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0668enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Michael Tryon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Tryon `filing`
+- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2005-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-02-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-10** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
+- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2005-02-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2005-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
+- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
+- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
+- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
+- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael Tryon
+- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 007-003-000
+- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
+- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2005
+- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0617 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f4e26d5-fdbb-4af9-8796-ae3c4ff96152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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