---
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 1711"
citation: "Illinois HB 1711 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-14"
last_action: "2014-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64abcb09-57c1-4c03-8346-d97f66af222e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1711&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72907&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "6ef235f43a8a753a07541f755ea894965aa5b9db40cfaddaf377b643c09c1af4"
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 1711 (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=09800HB1711&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72907&DocNum=1711&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1711eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72907&DocNum=1711&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1711enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72907&DocNum=1711&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–14** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thaddeus Jones — 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
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2013-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 009-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 012-001-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2013-04-18** Motion Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-014-008 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-05-07** Re-assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2014-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2014-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2014-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2014-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-000-000
- **2014-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2014-05-28** House Concurs
- **2014-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-13** Effective Date June 13, 2014
- **2014-06-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0647 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64abcb09-57c1-4c03-8346-d97f66af222e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).