---
type: "Bill"
title: "PARK DIST AQUARIUM & MUSEUM"
description: "Amends the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act. Provides that any aquarium or museum shall be open to persons who reside in this State (now, the public) without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1670"
citation: "Illinois SB 1670 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c688067e-bfc0-42cf-9595-3afc5186c1eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1670&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57662&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "80d33efbf8c0a76b3306b82bc5722cfd17f2f6a5fc2ff041ae6690b9f3300b27"
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 1670 (97th) — PARK DIST AQUARIUM & MUSEUM

Amends the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act. Provides that any aquarium or museum shall be open to persons who reside in this State (now, the public) without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days.

## 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=09700SB1670&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57662&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1670eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57662&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1670enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57662&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2011
- **2011-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2011-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2011-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2011-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2011
- **2011-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-04-11** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2011
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0187 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c688067e-bfc0-42cf-9595-3afc5186c1eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).