---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNICIPAL OFFICE VACANCIES"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that a municipality having a population under 500,000 is not subject to the provisions regarding the events by which an elective office becomes vacant. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a person is ineligible for election or appointment (now, only applies to election) to municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of and has resided in the municipality for at least one year. Establishes exceptions for persons in newly incorporated municipalities. Describes the events upon which a municipal elective office becomes vacant for municipalities with a population under 500,000, such as unconditional resignation, conditional resignation, death, disability, and abandonment. Provides for the election of an acting mayor and an acting president in the event of a vacancy. Provides for the appointment of an alderman or trustee to fill a vacancy. Provides when a vacant position with an unexpired term must be filled by an election. Provides for filling a vacancy in an office of a municipal officer or an alderman. Deletes provisions concerning filling the vacancy of the office of a village alderman or trustee. Effective January 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 962"
citation: "Illinois HB 962 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41212ba9-df25-4900-9d2b-dfc1fe905f92"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=962&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28731&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "70db0e7787d9c909edb229324a7550448f8becc705bf930b5e63022953b101ec"
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 962 (95th) — MUNICIPAL OFFICE VACANCIES

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a municipality having a population under 500,000 is not subject to the provisions regarding the events by which an elective office becomes vacant. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a person is ineligible for election or appointment (now, only applies to election) to municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of and has resided in the municipality for at least one year. Establishes exceptions for persons in newly incorporated municipalities. Describes the events upon which a municipal elective office becomes vacant for municipalities with a population under 500,000, such as unconditional resignation, conditional resignation, death, disability, and abandonment. Provides for the election of an acting mayor and an acting president in the event of a vacancy. Provides for the appointment of an alderman or trustee to fill a vacancy. Provides when a vacant position with an unexpired term must be filled by an election. Provides for filling a vacancy in an office of a municipal officer or an alderman. Deletes provisions concerning filling the vacancy of the office of a village alderman or trustee. Effective January 1, 2008.

## 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=09500HB0962&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28731&DocNum=962&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0962eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28731&DocNum=962&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0962enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28731&DocNum=962&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **111–1** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Tryon `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-23** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule April 30, 2007
- **2007-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-09-19** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-09-27** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-10-02** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-10-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-02** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 111-001-001
- **2007-10-10** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 056-000-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0646 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41212ba9-df25-4900-9d2b-dfc1fe905f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).