---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY FAIR-FAIR & EXPO AUTH"
description: "COUNTY FAIR-FAIR & EXPO AUTH"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "SB 1281"
citation: "Illinois SB 1281 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 96
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-11-18T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2000-12-30T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/855eab32-252a-457c-bac7-64e4f67cbb0c"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "58bb23530075059d3680961c02da9d81c9e18e706b9746828bd5e9bc3882adc7"
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 1281 (91st) — COUNTY FAIR-FAIR & EXPO AUTH

## Version chain

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

1. **SB1281** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB1281LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- BOST — cosponsor (person)
- BRUNSVOLD — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,J — cosponsor (person)
- PHILIP — cosponsor (person)
- RIGHTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-11-18T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-11-18T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-12T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **2000-02-10T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 011-000-000 SEXC
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-02-22
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED KARPIEL
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO MYERS,J
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J
- **2000-02-23T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SEXC
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SEXC/012-000-000
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-02-25
- **2000-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2000-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2000-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR BOST
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BLACK
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO BLACK
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BOST
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2000-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-02T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BRUNSVOLD
- **2000-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC CONSERV `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION PREVAILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25
- **2000-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** COMMITTEE AGRIC CONSERV
- **2000-03-08T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-000 HAGC
- **2000-03-08T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2000-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION PREVAILED- RECALL TO 2ND READING
- **2000-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BLACK
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION PREVAILED- RECALL TO 2ND READING
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** 3RD READING
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** DEADLINE EXTENDED
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** - APRIL 14, 2000
- **2000-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-SMITH,MICHAEL
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-SMITH,MICHAEL
- **2000-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HAGC
- **2000-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BLACK
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HAGC
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** FINAL PASSAGE
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** DEADLINE EXTENDED
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** UNTIL - 04/16/00
- **2000-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BLACK
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HAGC/015-001-000
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BLACK
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HA #03
- **2000-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 104-013-000 `reading-3`
- **2000-11-09T00:00:00-06:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **2000-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **2000-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/MYERS,J
- **2000-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **2000-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/MYERS,J
- **2000-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SEXC
- **2000-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/MYERS,J
- **2000-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SEXC/009-000-000
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/MYERS,J
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/056-000-000
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2000-12-08T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2000-12-30T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2000-12-30T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 01-06-01
- **2000-12-30T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0934

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/855eab32-252a-457c-bac7-64e4f67cbb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).