---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMM COLLEGE BOARDS-VACANCIES"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that when a vacancy occurs in a community college board, the elected successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Provides that the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of chairman if there is a vacancy in the office of the chairman or in case of the chairman's absence or inability to act (rather than the vice-chairman shall serve in the chairman's absence). Provides that if there is a vacancy in the office of the chairman and vice-chairman, a chairman pro tempore shall be appointed. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3091"
citation: "Illinois HB 3091 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/872a09bf-93eb-4838-85e0-ef1a32f25c82"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3091&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104680&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "7c3ff8c6b83f9a70cc76f8e261a258dc37ea466c1e6da1294aa2a2fe9c631c58"
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 3091 (100th) — COMM COLLEGE BOARDS-VACANCIES

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that when a vacancy occurs in a community college board, the elected successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Provides that the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of chairman if there is a vacancy in the office of the chairman or in case of the chairman's absence or inability to act (rather than the vice-chairman shall serve in the chairman's absence). Provides that if there is a vacancy in the office of the chairman and vice-chairman, a chairman pro tempore shall be appointed. 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=10000HB3091&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104680&DocNum=3091&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3091eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104680&DocNum=3091&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3091enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104680&DocNum=3091&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Avery Bourne — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Community College Access & Affordability Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Community College Access & Affordability Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2017-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0273 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/872a09bf-93eb-4838-85e0-ef1a32f25c82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).