---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning county board elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2556"
citation: "Illinois HB 2556 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9aea2728-ce6d-460f-a949-96abf7e545af"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2556&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59857&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5c6d33eef6361cf4c45a6a548aee3a75f4a32e38b46056d2a83136c5ceda028e"
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 2556 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning county board elections.

## 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=09700HB2556&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59857&DocNum=2556&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2556eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59857&DocNum=2556&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2556enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59857&DocNum=2556&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — 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`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** Re-assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2011-03-17** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 15, 2011
- **2011-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0331 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9aea2728-ce6d-460f-a949-96abf7e545af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).