---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY ROAD FUNDS"
description: "Provides that any funds allocated to a county that are not obligated within 48 (instead of 24) months in accordance with the Code shall revert to the Road Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2489"
citation: "Illinois HB 2489 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230fafb4-9d28-464d-9d17-23bb899f4ec5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2489&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74280&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "24a61b4d4a467be6143ecc9fd02cca93c44427469f1f6d929bed6a85fdb85573"
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 2489 (98th) — COUNTY ROAD FUNDS

Provides that any funds allocated to a county that are not obligated within 48 (instead of 24) months in accordance with the Code shall revert to the Road Fund.

## 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=09800HB2489&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74280&DocNum=2489&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2489eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74280&DocNum=2489&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2489enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74280&DocNum=2489&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- **2013-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0244 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230fafb4-9d28-464d-9d17-23bb899f4ec5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).