---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning purchases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 585"
citation: "Illinois HB 585 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-31"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9b369e7-c54f-4332-9822-c3f8005dbbdb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=585&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56367&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0d1a6b3a333fcd13246572967e39d5a0daf9f2bfa966e7d5a6a906b8676e8457"
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 585 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning purchases.

## 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=09700HB0585&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56367&DocNum=585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0585eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56367&DocNum=585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0585enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56367&DocNum=585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2011-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Disability Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Disability Services Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 102-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2011
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0399 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9b369e7-c54f-4332-9822-c3f8005dbbdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).