---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOC GOV-MWRD ENLARGED"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Enlarges the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 502"
citation: "Illinois SB 502 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-16"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ee630fc-b7ac-45f4-afb9-d9c70625557d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=502&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17294&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "0288db49a3965f3e5dcd74b5bf979b57dde7589d41da516f5fb0865381873820"
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 502 (94th) — LOC GOV-MWRD ENLARGED

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Enlarges the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. 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=09400SB0502&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17294&DocNum=502&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0502eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17294&DocNum=502&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0502enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17294&DocNum=502&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven J. Rauschenberger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steven J. Rauschenberger `filing`
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steven J. Rauschenberger `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rauschenberger `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2005-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-17** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-043-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 94-0576 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ee630fc-b7ac-45f4-afb9-d9c70625557d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).