---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP-SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides the a township or township road district may lease or sell (now dispose of) personal property by a vote of the township board or request of the township highway commissioner. Deletes references to personal property valued for sale at $2,500 or less. Provides that the township board or the highway commissioner may authorize the sale of personal property by public auction conducted by a licensed auctioneer or through an approved Internet auction service. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2268"
citation: "Illinois SB 2268 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46d39812-904e-41e5-af9d-950e1743ee4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2268&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73862&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3464d78c0f81108922ed657019d4dd3274119c3ac4893e8ffed8eb0e6a49fe31"
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 SB 2268 (98th) — TWP-SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Amends the Township Code. Provides the a township or township road district may lease or sell (now dispose of) personal property by a vote of the township board or request of the township highway commissioner. Deletes references to personal property valued for sale at $2,500 or less. Provides that the township board or the highway commissioner may authorize the sale of personal property by public auction conducted by a licensed auctioneer or through an approved Internet auction service. 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=09800SB2268&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73862&DocNum=2268&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2268eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73862&DocNum=2268&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2268enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73862&DocNum=2268&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **87–30** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2013-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-02** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-030-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2013
- **2013-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0549 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46d39812-904e-41e5-af9d-950e1743ee4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).