---
type: "Bill"
title: "PARK DIST-EQUIP&MACHINE LEASES"
description: "Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may enter into a lease for a period of not to exceed 8 years (rather than 5 years) for equipment and machinery after an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the governing board of the park district. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2129"
citation: "Illinois HB 2129 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06ee81d4-21e2-4cfb-aa3b-36e6f6b31615"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2129&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117812&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "de22d2db8b4a9c4d1d43b3622e76384160c8550379a12283a20acaaed3675926"
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 2129 (101st) — PARK DIST-EQUIP&MACHINE LEASES

Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may enter into a lease for a period of not to exceed 8 years (rather than 5 years) for equipment and machinery after an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the governing board of the park district. 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=10100HB2129&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117812&DocNum=2129&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2129eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117812&DocNum=2129&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2129enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117812&DocNum=2129&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-03-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0249 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06ee81d4-21e2-4cfb-aa3b-36e6f6b31615`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).