---
type: "Bill"
title: "TECH RESCUE TEAMS-FUNDING"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may charge a fee to a party requiring the use of or causing the use of a technical rescue team to recover personnel, expendables, and equipment costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2798"
citation: "Illinois SB 2798 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a1321e-d150-4bce-abbb-be3601e16060"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2798&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23885&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "90d4d097aa960aa52863d829b68c758dbab4bc6b3cdcb5b6e7425cff0d6d9794"
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 2798 (94th) — TECH RESCUE TEAMS-FUNDING

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may charge a fee to a party requiring the use of or causing the use of a technical rescue team to recover personnel, expendables, and equipment costs.

## 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=09400SB2798&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23885&DocNum=2798&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2798eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23885&DocNum=2798&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2798enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23885&DocNum=2798&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry K. Bomke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Held in Local Government
- **2006-02-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2006-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2006
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2006-03-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bomke `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2006-03-23** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 6, 2006
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Larry K. Bomke `filing`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-19** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-05-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0791 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9a1321e-d150-4bce-abbb-be3601e16060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).