---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 688"
citation: "Illinois SB 688 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz", "Robert F. Martwick"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 72
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48dfac19-a0b1-452f-8ea2-a2b682111792"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=688&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=144516&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "dc598afcfbc420b7249654049a02a7fc42dcd08d41d0a213b6dd7a5a79e461d2"
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 688 (103rd) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688ham002.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688ham003.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688sam001.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0688enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Executive, Amendment 3 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2023-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2023-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Doris Turner `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-28** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-10-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2024-05-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2024-05-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-20** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2024-05-20** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2024-05-20** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 068-038-000
- **2024-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
- **2024-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-24** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2024
- **2024-05-26** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2024
- **2024-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-11-19** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2024-11-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-11-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2024-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-11-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-11-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2024-11-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2024-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - November 20, 2024
- **2024-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Robert F. Martwick `filing`
- **2024-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Robert F. Martwick `filing`
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2024-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2024-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2024-11-20** Senate Concurs
- **2024-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-12-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-20** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-12-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1057 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48dfac19-a0b1-452f-8ea2-a2b682111792`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).