---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-SPECIAL USE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any decision by the corporate authorities of any municipality regarding any petition or application for a special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning ordinance (instead of any special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning ordinance adopted by the corporate authorities of the municipality) is subject to de novo judicial review."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2014"
citation: "Illinois SB 2014 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-07"
last_action: "2008-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58caa1a1-ecdd-4f14-b8a9-21e6829e5d9c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2014&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35369&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a107e1cbe8e2d077e9e6904deb9775e50ae6864b48db4710d251b08c46c620ef"
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 2014 (95th) — MUNI CD-SPECIAL USE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any decision by the corporate authorities of any municipality regarding any petition or application for a special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning ordinance (instead of any special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning ordinance adopted by the corporate authorities of the municipality) is subject to de novo judicial review.

## 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=09500SB2014&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35369&DocNum=2014&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2014eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35369&DocNum=2014&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2014enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35369&DocNum=2014&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2008-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-21** Held in Local Government
- **2008-02-28** Held in Local Government
- **2008-03-06** Held in Local Government
- **2008-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2008-05-08** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0843 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58caa1a1-ecdd-4f14-b8a9-21e6829e5d9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).