---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP SIZE-MUNI ANNEXATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, for the purposes of annexation of contiguous territory, territory shall be considered contiguous to a municipality notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a lake, river, or other waterway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2407"
citation: "Illinois HB 2407 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/511ee51b-3494-4a7d-b5ca-eaa296ded0e0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2407&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103093&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "149c60de748b6d7720870a1eb12f863f4a36a86cf3008ae1de5d7c9027b93721"
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 2407 (100th) — TWP SIZE-MUNI ANNEXATION

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, for the purposes of annexation of contiguous territory, territory shall be considered contiguous to a municipality notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a lake, river, or other waterway.

## 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=10000HB2407&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103093&DocNum=2407&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2407eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103093&DocNum=2407&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2407enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103093&DocNum=2407&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2017-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-07** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2017-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2017-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-05-10** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0053 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/511ee51b-3494-4a7d-b5ca-eaa296ded0e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).