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+type: "Bill"
+title: "PARK DISTRICT-ELECTIONS"
+description: "Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district that serves a population within at least 2, but no more than 4, municipalities and serves within a county with a population greater than 100,000 but less than 200,000 shall have a board of commissioners consisting of 9 members (instead of 5 members) that includes 4 appointed commissioners. Sets forth the procedures for appointing the commissioners and the length of their initial and subsequent terms."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "HB 5593"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5593 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 40
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2014-02-13"
+last_action: "2014-08-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9702180d-f37c-4d48-98e2-61d73c894fec"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5593&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80660&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "1c30eac4a1781fa44ee40418cb269bea4b07cd91d91a9e298a54e12b0cb59475"
+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 5593 (98th) — PARK DISTRICT-ELECTIONS
+
+Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district that serves a population within at least 2, but no more than 4, municipalities and serves within a county with a population greater than 100,000 but less than 200,000 shall have a board of commissioners consisting of 9 members (instead of 5 members) that includes 4 appointed commissioners. Sets forth the procedures for appointing the commissioners and the length of their initial and subsequent terms.
+
+## 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=09800HB5593&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80660&DocNum=5593&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5593eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80660&DocNum=5593&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5593enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80660&DocNum=5593&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **100–12** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **36–18** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Tom Cross — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
+- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
+- **2014-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
+- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
+- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
+- **2014-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
+- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2014-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
+- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
+- **2014-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
+- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 013-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2014-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-012-002 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2014-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2014 `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
+- **2014-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2014-05-14** Do Pass Executive; 009-005-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
+- **2014-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
+- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-002 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
+- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0928 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9702180d-f37c-4d48-98e2-61d73c894fec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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