---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM"
description: "Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 555"
citation: "Illinois SB 555 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9ba6134-f9bf-4504-925f-fd06c5152056"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=555&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55365&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "bf2e6b9dff891d0a81cf11c6e2373a9cdd9745c89ce96df1480e91a8b994baf1"
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 555 (97th) — EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.

## 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=09700SB0555&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55365&DocNum=555&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0555eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55365&DocNum=555&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0555enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55365&DocNum=555&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-23** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2012
- **2012-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2012-04-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2012-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
- **2012-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2012-05-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-05-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-14** Assigned to Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Telecommunications; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2012-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1018 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9ba6134-f9bf-4504-925f-fd06c5152056`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).