---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT - TECH"
description: "Amends the Flood Prevention District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1688"
citation: "Illinois SB 1688 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/657fa226-02ea-49e4-939c-041e133e2157"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1688&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57684&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d2d95ea9260c58d11fcf5b6f9b5e58687843cffd57c6c52f6542b69364fb2f27"
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 1688 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT - TECH

Amends the Flood Prevention District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09700SB1688&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57684&DocNum=1688&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1688eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57684&DocNum=1688&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1688enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57684&DocNum=1688&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–3** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **46–8** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–41** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **46–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `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** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-03-02** Postponed - Local Government
- **2011-03-09** Postponed - Local Government
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 050-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Re-assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2011-05-16** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Counties & Townships Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-16** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2011-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-041-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 26, 2011
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2011-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-008-000
- **2011-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 046-008-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2011
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0309 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/657fa226-02ea-49e4-939c-041e133e2157`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).