---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning municipal adoption by reference of the county subdivision code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 834"
citation: "Illinois SB 834 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a8595bd-d94f-43cf-b483-b08cb5e2d950"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=834&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28980&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "76f380f774194774aa46a384a89fcda7ce3fb59bd5c40111059987a324bdf05f"
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 834 (95th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning municipal adoption by reference of the county subdivision code.

## 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=09500SB0834&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28980&DocNum=834&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0834eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28980&DocNum=834&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0834enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28980&DocNum=834&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
- Esther Golar — 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
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 007-003-000
- **2007-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-05-31** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-05-31** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-05-31** Pension Note Requested by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-05-31** Correctional Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Judicial Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** State Debt Impact Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Pension Note Filed
- **2007-05-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-06-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-06-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0490 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a8595bd-d94f-43cf-b483-b08cb5e2d950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).