---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI GARBAGE FRANCHISES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000 may award a franchise to a private entity for the collection of waste from non-residential locations without first: (i) holding at least one public hearing; (ii) providing at least 45 days' written notice of the hearing to all private entities that provide non-residential waste collection services within the municipality; and (iii) providing public notice of the hearing. Requires the municipality to provide at least 3 years' notice to all private entities then providing waste collection services to non-residential locations within the municipality before awarding a franchise to a private entity for the collection of waste from non-residential locations. Preempts home rule powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2297"
citation: "Illinois SB 2297 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a5ae2f5-7a49-41ed-a63a-66f430cbbae7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2297&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36229&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "1dcde6912ce1ed1523c5d63f26c4ccff8fcdcb17809f69ebd26faa087346b219"
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 2297 (95th) — MUNI GARBAGE FRANCHISES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000 may award a franchise to a private entity for the collection of waste from non-residential locations without first: (i) holding at least one public hearing; (ii) providing at least 45 days' written notice of the hearing to all private entities that provide non-residential waste collection services within the municipality; and (iii) providing public notice of the hearing. Requires the municipality to provide at least 3 years' notice to all private entities then providing waste collection services to non-residential locations within the municipality before awarding a franchise to a private entity for the collection of waste from non-residential locations. Preempts home rule powers.

## 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=09500SB2297&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36229&DocNum=2297&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2297eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36229&DocNum=2297&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2297enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36229&DocNum=2297&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Held in Local Government
- **2008-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-001
- **2008-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** 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. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-18** Effective Date October 1, 2008
- **2008-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0856 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a5ae2f5-7a49-41ed-a63a-66f430cbbae7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).