---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2679"
citation: "Illinois SB 2679 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12303518-a07c-436d-818c-977ae873047e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2679&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37138&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ba94a9710ed9b93f178664a7d751ea281d152e1d16144902468bcecd1232fa64"
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 2679 (95th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09500SB2679&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37138&DocNum=2679&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2679eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37138&DocNum=2679&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2679enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37138&DocNum=2679&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **63–34** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **67–42** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **75–25** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2008-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crotty `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **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
- **2008-05-19** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed 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 067-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-19** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2008-09-22** Placed Calendar Total Veto September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-22** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-09-22** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-22** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 052-001-000
- **2008-09-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-09-22** Placed on Calendar Total Veto September 23, 2008
- **2008-09-23** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy; MOTION #1
- **2008-09-23** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-23** Override Governor Veto - House Lost 063-034-000; MOTION #1
- **2008-09-23** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy; MOTION #2
- **2008-09-23** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-23** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 075-025-000; MOTION #2
- **2008-09-23** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2008-09-25** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0968 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12303518-a07c-436d-818c-977ae873047e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).