---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the president of a village or incorporated town."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 835"
citation: "Illinois SB 835 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51ac39c9-ebfa-4d68-af17-75a47564d5c8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=835&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28981&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7344fc2650fc7ede998dd529f903cdb94a6a4bd19ad18ea30e818dfc4f2a9868"
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 835 (95th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the president of a village or incorporated town.

## 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=09500SB0835&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28981&DocNum=835&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0835eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28981&DocNum=835&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0835enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28981&DocNum=835&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **31–24** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **74–41** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **79–33** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **45–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Jacobs — primary (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. Mike Jacobs `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 Local Government
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 031-024-000 `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. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **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 Revenue Committee; 010-000-000 `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** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **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 074-041-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-10-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 3, 2007
- **2007-10-02** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-10-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-10** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 045-011-000
- **2007-10-10** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 10, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 079-033-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0675 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51ac39c9-ebfa-4d68-af17-75a47564d5c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).