---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-TOWNSHIP BILLS"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Exempts expenses determined by the township board by resolution from being examined and audited by the township board at the township clerk's office. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3707"
citation: "Illinois HB 3707 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-10-17"
last_action: "2015-01-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5f459c1-f06c-4926-82ab-5e37c838fa45"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3707&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77252&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a92e3301c4081de6081757238a3838e34fbd9bb90291f7a46823468512204ce9"
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 3707 (98th) — TWP CD-TOWNSHIP BILLS

Amends the Township Code. Exempts expenses determined by the township board by resolution from being examined and audited by the township board at the township clerk's office. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB3707&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77252&DocNum=3707&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3707eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77252&DocNum=3707&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3707enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77252&DocNum=3707&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **90–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JoAnn D. Osmond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-10-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `filing`
- **2013-10-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-10-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 4, 2014
- **2014-11-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading December 2, 2014
- **2014-11-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2014-12-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-12-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 3, 2014
- **2014-12-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-04** Third Reading - Passed; 040-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-12-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-01-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-01-12** Effective Date January 12, 2015
- **2015-01-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1174 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5f459c1-f06c-4926-82ab-5e37c838fa45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).