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+type: "Bill"
+title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
+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 497"
+citation: "Illinois SB 497 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 40
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-01-23"
+last_action: "2014-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3719cf09-0c77-4af1-a564-c686b7e3dbe2"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=497&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69824&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "9f3a4eaedb0ac33ed7fbdd6c0364dc73d7107f5461e2385c43c34112ac59903d"
+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 497 (98th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
+
+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=09800SB0497&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0497eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0497enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Don Harmon — 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`
+- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
+- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
+- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-11-05** Approved for Consideration Assignments
+- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 6, 2013
+- **2013-11-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2013-11-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon; -Althoff `amendment-introduction`
+- **2013-11-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-11-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 7, 2013 `reading-3`
+- **2013-11-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
+- **2013-11-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
+- **2013-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2013-11-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-11-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon-Althoff `amendment-passage`
+- **2013-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2013-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
+- **2013-11-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-11-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2013-11-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
+- **2013-12-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-12-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-02-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
+- **2014-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2014-04-02** Passed Both Houses
+- **2014-05-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-06-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2014-06-18** Effective Date June 18, 2014
+- **2014-06-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0653 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3719cf09-0c77-4af1-a564-c686b7e3dbe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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