---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 835"
citation: "Illinois SB 835 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 77
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/036d08fe-c6d8-434e-a129-cd2a071d6e3b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=835&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17857&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8e0d1f61d2a23f32b8f9c6206fcc9ca2511b91d8ba77d2b1d666416e077534c9"
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 835 (94th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09400SB0835&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17857&DocNum=835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0835eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17857&DocNum=835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0835enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17857&DocNum=835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **62–43** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **63–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Local Government; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **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. Dave Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale E. Risinger `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-02-28** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2006
- **2006-02-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Gary Forby
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2006-03-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 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. John E. Bradley
- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** Pension Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-24** State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
- **2006-03-27** Judicial Note Filed
- **2006-03-28** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- **2006-03-28** Pension Note Filed
- **2006-03-28** State Debt Impact Note Filed
- **2006-03-29** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2006-03-29** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2006-03-29** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-04-04** Correctional Note Filed
- **2006-04-04** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2006-04-06** Balanced Budget Note Filed
- **2006-04-07** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
- **2006-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
- **2006-04-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 5, 2006
- **2006-05-04** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-05-04** Motion Prevailed 062-043-000
- **2006-05-04** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2006-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-05-04** Chair Rules Bill be Placed on Unlimited Debate Status
- **2006-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Unlimited Debate
- **2006-05-04** Third Reading - Unlimited Debate - Passed 063-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-05-04** Verified
- **2006-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2006
- **2006-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1065 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/036d08fe-c6d8-434e-a129-cd2a071d6e3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).