---
type: "Bill"
title: "ALEXANDER-CAIRO PORT DISTRICT"
description: "Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the petition to set forth a tax rate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 575"
citation: "Illinois SB 575 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c794134e-b445-49c0-8a7a-bd502ec12cf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=575&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41483&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "6616979f46d6bf4136df6c39aaa5d4c1916ebbe546960f93b2ea212138b0edb2"
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 SB 575 (96th) — ALEXANDER-CAIRO PORT DISTRICT

Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the petition to set forth a tax rate.

## 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=09600SB0575&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41483&DocNum=575&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0575eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41483&DocNum=575&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0575enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41483&DocNum=575&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–39** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Gary Forby
- **2010-03-04** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2010-03-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Passed; 041-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-001-000
- **2010-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2010
- **2010-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1015 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c794134e-b445-49c0-8a7a-bd502ec12cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).