---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning jurisdiction over Lake Michigan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 829"
citation: "Illinois SB 829 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/486a76e4-d269-4e3a-8494-0102b3b1ebe4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=829&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28956&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f1e0c84aa82ea7eb3b9b9086a20a2ef8eae0e26bdade1d41fb5571ab9e21a5d3"
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 829 (95th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning jurisdiction over Lake Michigan.

## 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=09500SB0829&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28956&DocNum=829&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0829eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28956&DocNum=829&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0829enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28956&DocNum=829&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2007-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2007-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-05-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-05-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-05-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0448 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/486a76e4-d269-4e3a-8494-0102b3b1ebe4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).