---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD PARK DIST ANNEX"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an unincorporated territory containing 60 acres or less may be annexed by any municipality that shares a boundary, in whole or in part, with the territory under several circumstances including, if the unincorporated area is bounded by one or more municipalities and a forest preserve district or a park district (now, forest preserve district). Provides that nothing in the Section shall be construed as permitting a municipality to annex territory that is owned by a park district without obtaining the district's express consent as provided in the Park District Code. Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district's property shall not be subject to annexation by a municipality without the express consent of the board of park commissioners. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1826"
citation: "Illinois SB 1826 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b5266de-e597-4fa5-8f55-6977970679fe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1826&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20193&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "21b3070905b6094517d85287de813140ac5a94722fc3c677d854e2b4b91220cc"
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 1826 (94th) — MUNI CD PARK DIST ANNEX

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an unincorporated territory containing 60 acres or less may be annexed by any municipality that shares a boundary, in whole or in part, with the territory under several circumstances including, if the unincorporated area is bounded by one or more municipalities and a forest preserve district or a park district (now, forest preserve district). Provides that nothing in the Section shall be construed as permitting a municipality to annex territory that is owned by a park district without obtaining the district's express consent as provided in the Park District Code. Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district's property shall not be subject to annexation by a municipality without the express consent of the board of park commissioners. 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=09400SB1826&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20193&DocNum=1826&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1826eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20193&DocNum=1826&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1826enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20193&DocNum=1826&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–23** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- **2005-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-04-13** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2005
- **2005-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0396 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b5266de-e597-4fa5-8f55-6977970679fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).