---
type: "Bill"
title: "TIF-HISTORIC LANDMARKS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the term \"redevelopment project cost\" does not include costs in a redevelopment project area in which a historic resource is to be demolished, removed, or substantially modified. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2733"
citation: "Illinois SB 2733 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79e4b05d-ebc6-41cc-aeb9-22749e95c21a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2733&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37216&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "b778b7fa8eedeaa6c45665c0645ecb2db8c71e317ee22224ff3c9fd56d0631ce"
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 2733 (95th) — TIF-HISTORIC LANDMARKS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the term "redevelopment project cost" does not include costs in a redevelopment project area in which a historic resource is to be demolished, removed, or substantially modified. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB2733&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37216&DocNum=2733&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2733eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37216&DocNum=2733&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2733enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37216&DocNum=2733&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Cronin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 007-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2008-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cronin `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2008
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0934 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79e4b05d-ebc6-41cc-aeb9-22749e95c21a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).