---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2550"
citation: "Illinois HB 2550 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecabfe91-dffa-4c5b-a7fa-a9b7e9848f1a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2550&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59851&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "18cf8c7c40e9b95e7d13814fc8c9aa916179960c5bab0d7c682fb0e5f5727c59"
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 2550 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of terms.

## 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=09700HB2550&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59851&DocNum=2550&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2550eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59851&DocNum=2550&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2550enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59851&DocNum=2550&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Randy Ramey, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2011-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2011
- **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`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0330 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecabfe91-dffa-4c5b-a7fa-a9b7e9848f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).