---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-WATER COMM POWERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes certain water commissions to: (i) pass ordinances and promulgate rules necessary for the protection of commission property; (ii) prescribe fines and penalties and seek restitution for violations of its ordinances; (iii) pass all ordinances to hire police officers to protect commission property; (iv) enter into intergovernmental police assistance agreements with counties or municipalities; and (v) enter into intergovernmental agreements with any unit of local government in order to carry out the purposes for which the commission was formed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 15"
citation: "Illinois HB 15 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-12-03"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39d8c59f-60be-41c3-8750-ba6a90e58bba"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=15&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14097&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d256fceb99ece45c47ceac91bc665e28c1ebebd22289285b2597a6636f1ef233"
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 15 (94th) — MUNI CD-WATER COMM POWERS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes certain water commissions to: (i) pass ordinances and promulgate rules necessary for the protection of commission property; (ii) prescribe fines and penalties and seek restitution for violations of its ordinances; (iii) pass all ordinances to hire police officers to protect commission property; (iv) enter into intergovernmental police assistance agreements with counties or municipalities; and (v) enter into intergovernmental agreements with any unit of local government in order to carry out the purposes for which the commission was formed.

## 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=09400HB0015&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14097&DocNum=15&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0015eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14097&DocNum=15&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0015enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14097&DocNum=15&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Hannig — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-12-03** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 16, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-07** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0123 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39d8c59f-60be-41c3-8750-ba6a90e58bba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).