---
type: "Bill"
title: "TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACES FUNDS"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township with an open space plan may receive and retain funds in surplus of the amount actually necessary to maintain that township's open spaces. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 171"
citation: "Illinois SB 171 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf83c58-b462-4ff3-90b9-fe6241a9b716"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=171&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15297&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c0ceaf9c66503ec6170d1042dff912db5c8a7e5f2e7f02e94220eb5ef70c0d10"
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 171 (94th) — TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACES FUNDS

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township with an open space plan may receive and retain funds in surplus of the amount actually necessary to maintain that township's open spaces. 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=09400SB0171&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0171eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0171enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15297&DocNum=171&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Held in Local Government
- **2005-02-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
- **2005-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0469 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bf83c58-b462-4ff3-90b9-fe6241a9b716`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).