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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CNTY CD-COMMISSIONERS"
+description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county with a population of 50,000 or less with a 3-member board of commissioners may, upon referendum initiated by (i) the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners or (ii) a petition signed by not less than 10% of the registered voters in the county, establish a 5-member board of county commissioners. Sets forth requirements for the referendum. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 704"
+citation: "Illinois HB 704 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-05"
+last_action: "2009-08-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53f8ba14-0180-4257-b4e7-d047926557dd"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=704&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41210&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "0516163ce2de0a8207af50ebaf1fa024c79e8ea80be2b17eb4d5fcfe858bac92"
+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 704 (96th) — CNTY CD-COMMISSIONERS
+
+Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county with a population of 50,000 or less with a 3-member board of commissioners may, upon referendum initiated by (i) the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners or (ii) a petition signed by not less than 10% of the registered voters in the county, establish a 5-member board of county commissioners. Sets forth requirements for the 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=09600HB0704&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41210&DocNum=704&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0704eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41210&DocNum=704&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0704enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41210&DocNum=704&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **86–15** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
+- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
+- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-04-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2009-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2009-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2009-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Gary Forby
+- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
+- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
+- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2009
+- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0175 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53f8ba14-0180-4257-b4e7-d047926557dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+