---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP BOARD-PURCHASING PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that the electors may delegate the power to purchase, sell, or lease property to the township board for a period of up to 12 months and the township board may specify properties being considered. Makes a conforming change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2940"
citation: "Illinois SB 2940 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72a7deac-cde3-440e-8f6e-5e5dd3db921f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2940&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110261&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "8e783720593a28f73969ef6594f3820ed85065fa09b25809b25b60d808612c1b"
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 2940 (100th) — TWP BOARD-PURCHASING PROPERTY

Amends the Township Code. Provides that the electors may delegate the power to purchase, sell, or lease property to the township board for a period of up to 12 months and the township board may specify properties being considered. Makes a conforming change.

## 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=10000SB2940&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110261&DocNum=2940&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2940eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110261&DocNum=2940&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2940enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110261&DocNum=2940&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **101–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Postponed - Local Government
- **2018-03-14** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2018-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0839 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72a7deac-cde3-440e-8f6e-5e5dd3db921f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).