---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-PUBLIC FACILITY CORPS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities to incorporate a public-facilities corporation to exercise, as business agent of the municipality, the powers of the municipality with respect to municipal convention halls. Sets forth requirements for the public-facilities corporations. Provides that public-facilities corporations are exempt from property taxation and State use and occupation taxes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 735"
citation: "Illinois SB 735 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fc1b851-94e7-4cb8-93fa-786464b0e9db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=735&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28635&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "37fc11152130a629a85b7e55d0b63110bc5db3e7d5fac7b6152570ed17b76ad9"
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 735 (95th) — MUNI CD-PUBLIC FACILITY CORPS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities to incorporate a public-facilities corporation to exercise, as business agent of the municipality, the powers of the municipality with respect to municipal convention halls. Sets forth requirements for the public-facilities corporations. Provides that public-facilities corporations are exempt from property taxation and State use and occupation taxes. 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=09500SB0735&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28635&DocNum=735&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0735eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28635&DocNum=735&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0735enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28635&DocNum=735&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **108–4** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **21–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Cronin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Re-assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-24** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 002-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-10-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-10-02** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2007-10-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-02** Override Governor Veto - Senate Lost 021-016-007
- **2007-10-03** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Dan Cronin; # 2
- **2007-10-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-10** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 055-000-000
- **2007-10-10** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 10, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 108-004-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0672 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fc1b851-94e7-4cb8-93fa-786464b0e9db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).