---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-POLITICAL SIGNS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no municipality may prohibit the display of outdoor political campaign signs on residential property during the period beginning 35 days before a consolidated primary, general primary, consolidated, or general election and ending 5 days after that election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3785"
citation: "Illinois HB 3785 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2010-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e755812d-4154-4155-b479-db2a19ea0989"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3785&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46591&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "df88d9557cc40249288b529e1f421093e3dbbbc3389acce08ecf98819d5f3299"
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 3785 (96th) — MUNI CD-POLITICAL SIGNS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no municipality may prohibit the display of outdoor political campaign signs on residential property during the period beginning 35 days before a consolidated primary, general primary, consolidated, or general election and ending 5 days after that election.

## 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=09600HB3785&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46591&DocNum=3785&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3785eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46591&DocNum=3785&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3785enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46591&DocNum=3785&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–59** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-02** Sponsor Removed Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Elections; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 005-000-000
- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael W. Tryon; Motion #1
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee; Motion #1 `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000; Motion #1
- **2009-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-05-30** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2009-05-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Lost 058-059-000
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael W. Tryon; Motion #2
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee; Motion #2 `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-16** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-08** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-02-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
- **2010-03-10** House Concurs 113-001-000
- **2010-03-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-03** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-06-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0904 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e755812d-4154-4155-b479-db2a19ea0989`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).