---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-LEASES"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may lease a wireless telecommunications tower for up to 25 years (instead of 10 years) at fair market value. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4378"
citation: "Illinois HB 4378 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-10"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de519095-9e22-40a4-9aee-a1d20a643b72"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4378&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34885&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0c86f622b92b062217508016fd7005a401693b84b3ada30706502302a8f7b121"
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 HB 4378 (95th) — TWP CD-LEASES

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may lease a wireless telecommunications tower for up to 25 years (instead of 10 years) at fair market value. 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=09500HB4378&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34885&DocNum=4378&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4378eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34885&DocNum=4378&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4378enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34885&DocNum=4378&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2008-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2008-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2008
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0909 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de519095-9e22-40a4-9aee-a1d20a643b72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).