---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-STATE GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Increases the amount of certain grants from the State to public and school libraries. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4527"
citation: "Illinois HB 4527 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2008-01-17"
last_action: "2008-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff139573-a006-44e3-9f97-18af5f480ed4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4527&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35144&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "cac2de12074ac5e1d88574f85c2017d231ce077f11cd635639396118832a4a0c"
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 4527 (95th) — LIBRARIES-STATE GRANTS

Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Increases the amount of certain grants from the State to public and school libraries. 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=09500HB4527&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35144&DocNum=4527&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4527eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35144&DocNum=4527&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4527enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35144&DocNum=4527&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **113–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2008-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-11** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2008-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2008-04-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2008
- **2008-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2008
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2008-09-08** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 10, 2008
- **2008-09-08** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Lou Lang; MOTION #1
- **2008-09-08** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Lou Lang; MOTION #2
- **2008-09-08** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee; MOTION #2 `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-10** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 113-000-000; MOTION #1
- **2008-09-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-22** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2008-09-22** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-22** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 055-000-000
- **2008-09-22** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2008-09-25** Effective Date September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0976 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff139573-a006-44e3-9f97-18af5f480ed4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).