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+type: "Bill"
+title: "TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACES FUNDS"
+description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township with an open space plan may receive and retain funds in surplus of the amount actually necessary to maintain that township's open spaces. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "SB 171"
+citation: "Illinois SB 171 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2005-02-02"
+last_action: "2005-08-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf83c58-b462-4ff3-90b9-fe6241a9b716"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=171&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15297&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "c0ceaf9c66503ec6170d1042dff912db5c8a7e5f2e7f02e94220eb5ef70c0d10"
+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 SB 171 (94th) — TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACES FUNDS
+
+Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township with an open space plan may receive and retain funds in surplus of the amount actually necessary to maintain that township's open spaces. 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=09400SB0171&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0171eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0171enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
+- Terry Link — primary (person)
+- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
+- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-16** Held in Local Government
+- **2005-02-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-02-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
+- **2005-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Local Government
+- **2005-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
+- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
+- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
+- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
+- **2005-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
+- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
+- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
+- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0469 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bf83c58-b462-4ff3-90b9-fe6241a9b716`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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