---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 438"
citation: "Illinois HB 438 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbd11bf6-face-4cdb-91f1-98612ae80c9b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=438&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70416&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b3cb24c6107933e1c61af5ea71da75adfa8491e7079d7bd7d8330c574922eedf"
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 438 (98th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties 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=09800HB0438&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70416&DocNum=438&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0438eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70416&DocNum=438&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0438enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70416&DocNum=438&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–47** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John E. Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** 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 E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2013-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Gary Forby
- **2013-05-07** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0199 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbd11bf6-face-4cdb-91f1-98612ae80c9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).