---
type: "Bill"
title: "MWRD-DISTRICT ENLARGE"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Enlarges the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 22"
citation: "Illinois SB 22 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d11a10c-7c3b-4d6e-b896-1e2fb8fb8f9a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=22&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14653&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a7d23c8cb7ac0024a723a1126d816323c621cb3b54ed844a9209a7bad2b9acc5"
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 22 (94th) — MWRD-DISTRICT ENLARGE

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Enlarges the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. 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=09400SB0022&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14653&DocNum=22&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0022eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14653&DocNum=22&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0022enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14653&DocNum=22&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **86–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Louis S. Viverito — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito; Prefiled on December 1, 2004 `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
- **2005-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-02-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-02-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2005
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-27** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 086-030-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2005
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0569 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d11a10c-7c3b-4d6e-b896-1e2fb8fb8f9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).