---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-INDUSTRIAL JOBS RECOV"
description: "Amends the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, in the City of Rockford, an area shall not be designated as a redevelopment planning area for more than 10 years (instead of 5 years). Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 441"
citation: "Illinois HB 441 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42e65c64-c0cc-427b-b409-def0b28361b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=441&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40772&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "83d50a1cd690bb58436a792e8b7ce0bca2209ae8e90013495a8ba789d6164d95"
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 441 (96th) — MUNI CD-INDUSTRIAL JOBS RECOV

Amends the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, in the City of Rockford, an area shall not be designated as a redevelopment planning area for more than 10 years (instead of 5 years). Makes corresponding changes. 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=09600HB0441&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40772&DocNum=441&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0441eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40772&DocNum=441&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0441enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40772&DocNum=441&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2009-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2009-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0606 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42e65c64-c0cc-427b-b409-def0b28361b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).