---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES-CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. In a division concerning counties under township organization, provides that the chairman and vice-chairman of the county board shall be elected by a majority of those elected to the board. Provides that, if the position of chairman becomes vacant, the vice-chairman shall serve as chairman until a new chairman is elected to fill the remainder of the departing chairman's 2-year term. Effective January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1595"
citation: "Illinois SB 1595 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cunningham", "Frances Ann Hurley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2022-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ede08b13-c13e-4d6f-9164-0fbc8a84ba01"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1595&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134228&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "af6a17b473e636bc993fd602f6367f0af663eed3868755340c9c1a27b607075b"
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 1595 (102nd) — COUNTIES-CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR

Amends the Counties Code. In a division concerning counties under township organization, provides that the chairman and vice-chairman of the county board shall be elected by a majority of those elected to the board. Provides that, if the position of chairman becomes vacant, the vice-chairman shall serve as chairman until a new chairman is elected to fill the remainder of the departing chairman's 2-year term. Effective January 1, 2022.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB1595.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1595eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1595ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1595ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1595enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- David Friess — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-11-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-11-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-11-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2022-11-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2022-11-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2022-11-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2022-11-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-12-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2022-12-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-011-005 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-12-01** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2022-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - December 1, 2022
- **2022-12-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
- **2022-12-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2022-12-01** Senate Concurs
- **2022-12-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-12-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-21** Effective Date December 21, 2022
- **2022-12-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1113 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ede08b13-c13e-4d6f-9164-0fbc8a84ba01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).