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+type: "Bill"
+title: "COUNTIES-REDUCTION-EFFICIENCY"
+description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "SB 494"
+citation: "Illinois SB 494 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 60
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-01-23"
+last_action: "2013-08-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/071ac04b-90e0-4ffa-b31d-a6539957c06d"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=494&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69821&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "c6fef6fd8e2c5880b8f6e42201805d8f853c6b4847c4a1b39e12e0d4503bd31b"
+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 494 (98th) — COUNTIES-REDUCTION-EFFICIENCY
+
+Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
+
+## 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=09800SB0494&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69821&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0494eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69821&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0494enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69821&DocNum=494&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **108–6** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
+- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
+- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-01-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
+- **2013-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-01-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
+- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
+- **2013-03-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Thomas Cullerton
+- **2013-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2013-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
+- **2013-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
+- **2013-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
+- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2013-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
+- **2013-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
+- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
+- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
+- **2013-04-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
+- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
+- **2013-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
+- **2013-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
+- **2013-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
+- **2013-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2013
+- **2013-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
+- **2013-04-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; T. Cullerton `amendment-passage`
+- **2013-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2013-04-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
+- **2013-04-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2013-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2013-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Norine Hammond
+- **2013-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
+- **2013-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2013-05-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
+- **2013-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
+- **2013-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
+- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
+- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
+- **2013-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
+- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
+- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2013-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2013
+- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0126 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/071ac04b-90e0-4ffa-b31d-a6539957c06d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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