---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-LEASE TELECOM"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that each county may lease space on a telecommunications tower to a public or private entity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4766"
citation: "Illinois HB 4766 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce15cdb8-2fb6-4236-abc1-28f642d48b67"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4766&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35513&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "bc0f4975eda58328c1d9d159fd96cb67ecdc168e33d4a179b0c4384fec7e6e19"
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 4766 (95th) — CNTY CD-LEASE TELECOM

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that each county may lease space on a telecommunications tower to a public or private entity.

## 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=09500HB4766&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35513&DocNum=4766&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4766eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35513&DocNum=4766&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4766enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35513&DocNum=4766&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Tryon `filing`
- **2008-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-03** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0813 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce15cdb8-2fb6-4236-abc1-28f642d48b67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).