---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERG TEL SYS BOARD-CNTY BOARD"
description: "Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, in counties with a population of more than 100,000 but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve on the Emergency Telephone System Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2031"
citation: "Illinois SB 2031 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-07"
last_action: "2008-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ec82144-ded1-4147-b724-8cbd1accefdd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2031&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35463&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2d159ca96fd50aa82b613fcbec4e68cb0f3adc6fdb7e4ac3c077b0bff037f9cc"
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 2031 (95th) — EMERG TEL SYS BOARD-CNTY BOARD

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, in counties with a population of more than 100,000 but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve on the Emergency Telephone System Board.

## 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=09500SB2031&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35463&DocNum=2031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2031eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35463&DocNum=2031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2031enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35463&DocNum=2031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
- Jay C. Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2008-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass 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** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `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. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2008-05-14** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2008-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2008-05-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-29** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-11-12** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2008-11-12** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-11-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 13, 2008; 01
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine; Motion No. 2 `filing`
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government; Motion No. 2 `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2008-11-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2008-11-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-15** Effective Date December 15, 2008
- **2008-12-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1012 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ec82144-ded1-4147-b724-8cbd1accefdd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).