---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-OFFICER VACANCIES"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a vacancy in office occurs if a township officer or a member of a township board of directors resigns or is convicted of a disqualifying crime. Provides that an admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon conviction, disqualify the officer from holding that office or the director from membership on the board, in the form of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal law, shall constitute a resignation from that office or board, effective at the time the plea agreement is made. Specifies that a conviction for an offense that disqualifies an officer from holding that office or a director from membership on the board occurs on the date of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court, the entry of a finding of guilt. Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 195"
citation: "Illinois HB 195 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-14"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/531cd919-9688-450d-8823-adcc551556e8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=195&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54787&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2812928056b3d5c225fb1de862bbb8a1237ca1d96dd9390eec1b388473a2e7b3"
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 195 (97th) — TWP CD-OFFICER VACANCIES

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a vacancy in office occurs if a township officer or a member of a township board of directors resigns or is convicted of a disqualifying crime. Provides that an admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon conviction, disqualify the officer from holding that office or the director from membership on the board, in the form of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal law, shall constitute a resignation from that office or board, effective at the time the plea agreement is made. Specifies that a conviction for an offense that disqualifies an officer from holding that office or a director from membership on the board occurs on the date of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court, the entry of a finding of guilt. Effective January 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB0195&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54787&DocNum=195&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0195eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54787&DocNum=195&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0195enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54787&DocNum=195&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-003-007 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0295 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/531cd919-9688-450d-8823-adcc551556e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).