---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-DUPLICATE NAME-TECH"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning duplicate township names."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1676"
citation: "Illinois SB 1676 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2004-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/680be726-188a-4b91-a5a5-b01e4eefb1a6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1676&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4839&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "620ebf65002e54f1f70e15cf50d34538d5519bfc6fc717c61cd5d6bc91792bf1"
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 1676 (93rd) — TWP CD-DUPLICATE NAME-TECH

Amends the Township Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning duplicate township names.

## 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=09300SB1676&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4839&DocNum=1676&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1676eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4839&DocNum=1676&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1676enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4839&DocNum=1676&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **49–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 19(a); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-10-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2003-10-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-11-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-11-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue Committee
- **2003-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue Committee; 008-000-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-11-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-11-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2003-11-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-11-20** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2003-11-20** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2003-11-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-11-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - November 21, 2003
- **2003-12-22** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-14** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-01-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-January 15, 2004
- **2004-01-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2004-01-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000
- **2004-01-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-01-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 049-006-000
- **2004-01-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-02-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-03-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-03-19** Effective Date June 1, 2004
- **2004-03-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0671 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/680be726-188a-4b91-a5a5-b01e4eefb1a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).