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+type: "Bill"
+title: "MUNI CD ANNEXATION"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any territory to be annexed to a municipality shall be considered contiguous notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a former railroad right-of-way that has been converted to a recreational trail, but upon annexation the area included in the right-of-way shall not be considered to be annexed to the municipality."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 720"
+citation: "Illinois HB 720 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2005-02-01"
+last_action: "2005-07-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f66da7b5-1e2a-418b-aea0-8764e219ac18"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=720&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15203&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "f4a809256980a6651bec5ef92ac5219591343986d4f2b32a976bb9801a361d0f"
+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 720 (94th) — MUNI CD ANNEXATION
+
+Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any territory to be annexed to a municipality shall be considered contiguous notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a former railroad right-of-way that has been converted to a recreational trail, but upon annexation the area included in the right-of-way shall not be considered to be annexed to the municipality.
+
+## 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=09400HB0720&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0720eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0720enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David R. Leitch — primary (person)
+- George P. Shadid — cosponsor (person)
+- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `filing`
+- **2005-02-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
+- **2005-02-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
+- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
+- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
+- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
+- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
+- **2005-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
+- **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
+- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Local Government
+- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
+- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
+- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
+- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 4
+- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. David R. Leitch
+- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David R. Leitch
+- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
+- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 011-000-000
+- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 114-000-000
+- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2006
+- **2005-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0361 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f66da7b5-1e2a-418b-aea0-8764e219ac18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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