---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-ZONING-TOWERS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. In a Section concerning AM broadcast towers and facilities and specified facilities of telecommunication carriers, authorizes any county to impose a minimum lot line set back distance of 300 feet for a telecommunication carrier facility or an AM broadcast facility from a residentially zoned lot."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3718"
citation: "Illinois HB 3718 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c829ba4c-3a94-42ff-a3b8-d2572b54a9d8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3718&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46502&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "88564e236037a148872a37fcc2e048f0058b8ebefbbf31242b9c32fe6b0c7407"
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 HB 3718 (96th) — CNTY CD-ZONING-TOWERS

Amends the Counties Code. In a Section concerning AM broadcast towers and facilities and specified facilities of telecommunication carriers, authorizes any county to impose a minimum lot line set back distance of 300 feet for a telecommunication carrier facility or an AM broadcast facility from a residentially zoned lot.

## 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=09600HB3718&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46502&DocNum=3718&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3718eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46502&DocNum=3718&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3718enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46502&DocNum=3718&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Renée Kosel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Counties & Townships Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2009-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Telecommunications and Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0696 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c829ba4c-3a94-42ff-a3b8-d2572b54a9d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).