---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARY DISTRICTS-TREASURER"
description: "Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that a board of trustees of a public library district may, instead of electing a treasurer from among the trustees, by majority vote of the board, appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified treasurer that is not a trustee of the board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5283"
citation: "Illinois HB 5283 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura M. Murphy", "Seth Lewis"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b83a6f5-49aa-44be-8b7e-45a845dc7599"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5283&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139793&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "324910a90852a624963e223458df5d26dadafe1bc88fbc033e5536a5f8c3241a"
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 5283 (102nd) — LIBRARY DISTRICTS-TREASURER

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that a board of trustees of a public library district may, instead of electing a treasurer from among the trustees, by majority vote of the board, appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified treasurer that is not a trustee of the board. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5283enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
- Seth Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Seth Lewis `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-02** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2022-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000
- **2022-04-06** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Murphy `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Murphy `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-04-06** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 013-000-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 013-000-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2022-04-07** House Concurs
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0977 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b83a6f5-49aa-44be-8b7e-45a845dc7599`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).