---
type: "Bill"
title: "DECATUR SANITARY DIST"
description: "Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees for the Sanitary District of Decatur shall consist of 5 members. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4699"
citation: "Illinois HB 4699 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-12-04"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7336713d-4fa8-4ca4-93cb-6db8edc1e827"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4699&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48969&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9a7bb9b65f532e2863fd5bd59f7535689aa78ce8a4bd0e634e7ce3a11ca8664c"
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 4699 (96th) — DECATUR SANITARY DIST

Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees for the Sanitary District of Decatur shall consist of 5 members. 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=09600HB4699&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48969&DocNum=4699&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4699eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48969&DocNum=4699&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4699enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48969&DocNum=4699&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–21** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mitchell — primary (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-12-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell `filing`
- **2010-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-03-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1065 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7336713d-4fa8-4ca4-93cb-6db8edc1e827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).