---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5555"
citation: "Illinois HB 5555 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-08"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea5ecc01-c5fb-4bc7-91b8-201342c1ce75"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5555&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50712&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "4e65929e8dde41ee09d01069d3677fac7ee6a3aa70c44c87eaab55f410bd975f"
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 5555 (96th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600HB5555&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50712&DocNum=5555&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5555eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50712&DocNum=5555&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5555enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50712&DocNum=5555&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-12** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2010-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Local Government; 005-000-000 `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; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1048 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea5ecc01-c5fb-4bc7-91b8-201342c1ce75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).