---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSERVATION DIST INDEBTEDNESS"
description: "Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district entirely within a county with a population under 750,000 (now, 300,000) and contiguous to a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants may incur additional debt if approved by referendum. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 668"
citation: "Illinois HB 668 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-28"
last_action: "2005-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f4e26d5-fdbb-4af9-8796-ae3c4ff96152"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=668&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15091&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fd6ee605167ae664ae07f44777639400623b2b9b5df6e8044df19f48e399a917"
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 668 (94th) — CONSERVATION DIST INDEBTEDNESS

Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district entirely within a county with a population under 750,000 (now, 300,000) and contiguous to a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants may incur additional debt if approved by referendum. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB0668&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0668eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0668enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15091&DocNum=668&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Tryon `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** 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
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 007-003-000
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2005
- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0617 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f4e26d5-fdbb-4af9-8796-ae3c4ff96152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).