---
type: "Bill"
title: "PARK DIST CD-BONDS"
description: "Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the principal on bonds issued by a park district shall be payable no later than 30 years from their respective date of issue (now, 20 years). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4151"
citation: "Illinois HB 4151 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b2cbdf-1473-41e8-a286-f60f11423d7a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4151&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47011&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7887aba62eef7951b0da9a97ee21abd0f8e94e69999869f9913b137d9f0cdc93"
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 4151 (96th) — PARK DIST CD-BONDS

Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the principal on bonds issued by a park district shall be payable no later than 30 years from their respective date of issue (now, 20 years). Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB4151&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47011&DocNum=4151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4151eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47011&DocNum=4151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4151enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47011&DocNum=4151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **85–28** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Biggins — primary (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-028-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0321 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2b2cbdf-1473-41e8-a286-f60f11423d7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).