---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 847"
citation: "Illinois SB 847 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d26f5996-af07-4e34-8f20-749107d0afb5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=847&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17881&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b859e4d0c5794dabd4b8a4eec6172fa5679ae6959927c595b34f236e590b37b6"
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 847 (94th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. 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=09400SB0847&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17881&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0847eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17881&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0847enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17881&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **79–36** (fail) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–37** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **55–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — 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. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **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; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government Committee
- **2005-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 27, 2005.
- **2005-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2005-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-18** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2005-10-19** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 25, 2005
- **2005-10-19** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 055-002-000
- **2005-10-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-10-27** Placed on Calendar Total Veto November 2, 2005
- **2005-10-27** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-11-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-11-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-11-03** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 079-036-000
- **2005-11-03** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2005-11-08** Effective Date November 3, 2005
- **2005-11-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0681 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d26f5996-af07-4e34-8f20-749107d0afb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).