---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1709"
citation: "Illinois HB 1709 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-14"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/953f8e8c-432f-4163-ada6-293e4e60dce4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1709&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72905&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "883db6d350a9a2f1df54af1db9a0d048df7f57c9d8522a68c335e10336b76004"
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 1709 (98th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. 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=09800HB1709&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72905&DocNum=1709&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1709eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72905&DocNum=1709&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1709enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72905&DocNum=1709&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Sacia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2013-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-03-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-005-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2013-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-07** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0230 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/953f8e8c-432f-4163-ada6-293e4e60dce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).