---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notice of an election on a petition to transfer territory."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 591"
citation: "Illinois SB 591 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5386746-d871-43e5-992d-5de7b08b850e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=591&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41485&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "98eb8918ff20193a07c1470e7b736483f8aa33c12d8bb0ad17fed34bd566192d"
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 591 (96th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notice of an election on a petition to transfer territory.

## 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=09600SB0591&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41485&DocNum=591&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0591eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41485&DocNum=591&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0591enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41485&DocNum=591&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (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. Dan Kotowski
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **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 Revenue
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000
- **2009-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-04-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** 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
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0209 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5386746-d871-43e5-992d-5de7b08b850e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).