---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 577"
citation: "Illinois SB 577 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31d08e66-3324-4023-820c-3474e34315ff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=577&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41487&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a7ba77eb5ca49926b97a03604bdde707f898f35d64dc92a767ac5cb60c186b40"
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 577 (96th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.

## 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=09600SB0577&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41487&DocNum=577&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0577eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41487&DocNum=577&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0577enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41487&DocNum=577&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — 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
- **2009-03-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Bond
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Telecommunications and Information Technology
- **2009-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Telecommunications and Information Technology; 008-000-000
- **2009-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 015-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Telecommunications and Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Telecommunications and Information Technology; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **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 January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0621 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31d08e66-3324-4023-820c-3474e34315ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).